I’ve always carried a pocket knife since I was about seven years old. The one I carry now has a blade that includes a fish-toothed portion near the base made just for cutting through seatbelts. I haven’t had to use it for that yet, only on a nylon tie-down strap one time but it works. Good item to carry with you.
Yeah. I’ve got one like it.
Raised eyebrows when I loaned it to a colleague to open a box a few days ago.
I just shrugged and said ‘ya never know when yer gonna need to cut through a seat belt...’
An appropriate knife and also a small hammer to break glass should be within reach of the driver... typically in the center console. One other thing I always have on my keychain is a personal carbon dioxide detector and it goes with me wherever I go....vehicles, buildings etc. I see that there are now keychain breathalyzers available that are quite inexpensive....I think that I'll get one of those as well.