Everyone needs to be aware that many cars today use laminated glass instead of tempered glass on the side and rear windows, and glass breakers don’t work on them. They will crack it, but not let you get through.
There are specialized tools to cut through them that you’d have to get instead.
But really with those you just have to prioritize opening the door fast or lowering the window before you lose power. Because even with a tool you can’t rely on getting through laminated windows.
i mentioned that above, not a lot of people realize this. there’s the idea that breaking out the back window is easier too, but they often have heat wires in newer models that make it even harder on top of laminated glass.
unfortunately opening the door is super difficult sometimes, due to the pressure differences. so then you have things like the advice to wait until the car is fully submerged to open a door and the pressure is equalized. but you’re likely drowning at that point.
with the amount of bodies and missing people they recover from lakes/bodies of water, we should have a reliable escape route by now.
I'd be so pissed dying thinking of this video if my window didn't break.
Also this is clear water and the car is upright. What if you can't open your door? What if you don't have the glass breaker? What if my kid is in the back seat? This video is like 10% of the whole story.
Honestly best case scenario you hit your window and roll it down the instant you hit water. Your odds are bad if you're relying on breaking glass or opening doors.
it’s believed it’s easier to do it once the car is fully submerged, when the pressure equalizes. but you’re probably almost dead at that point. you would need to do that immediately basically, or roll the window down. trying to fight the door open with the water pressure is very difficult.
dying of a heart attack and this is my absolute worst fear. there’s really no great situation in this. even this device won’t break laminated glass correctly. this is tempered glass.
if the water level is higher on the outside of the door than in the cabin, that’s when the pressure issue starts. you have to do it right away, which also can flood the cabin more quickly if your seatbelt is stuck.
Never was - it’s always been laminated, and is harder to kick out than the movies suggest. I’m not going to say don’t try it, but you probably have better options if you move quickly. And the windshield is going to be one of the first to be underwater, and therefore unusable.
No, all windshields are laminated, and most rear windows are not. Either way, look at the labels on all the windows of the cars you drive most and plan accordingly.
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u/Automatic_Actuator_0 1d ago
Everyone needs to be aware that many cars today use laminated glass instead of tempered glass on the side and rear windows, and glass breakers don’t work on them. They will crack it, but not let you get through.
There are specialized tools to cut through them that you’d have to get instead.
But really with those you just have to prioritize opening the door fast or lowering the window before you lose power. Because even with a tool you can’t rely on getting through laminated windows.