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To: algore

Big Hammer under the driver’s seat.

Apparently it should be standard equipment.


2 posted on 08/01/2023 10:07:11 PM PDT by Paladin2
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I keep a small hammer in my center console in case I am in an accident where the door jams shut.


5 posted on 08/01/2023 10:09:55 PM PDT by LukeL
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6 posted on 08/01/2023 10:10:21 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Paladin2

I suppose for an emergency but cars should always have an easy manual way to exit for power loss situations.


14 posted on 08/01/2023 10:24:32 PM PDT by xp38
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The C7 and C8 CHEVROLET Corvette has a cable operated lever to open doors and hatch if power fails.


66 posted on 08/02/2023 5:39:52 AM PDT by Hot Rod Garage (Shark)
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The AH-1G Cobra gunship had in the cockpit an extremely heavy knife like tool to be used to crash through the plexiglass in the event of a crash. I knew a captain/pilot that had to ditch his Cobra in the Pacific. The canopy would not open. He successfully used that tool to break out.

Back to the main subject - I never liked these automatic locking doors. It’s just one more little bit of freedom taken away from us, which is our own ability to decide when and when not to lock a door. No one needs to nanny our safety.

My POS F150 locks the tailgate and passenger door all the time. If I forget to hit the unlock button when offloading cargo I gotta go back to unlock it. It’s a real pain in the rear. And stupid as hell to lock a tailgate that has an open top, where anyone can just climb over the tailgate to steal whatever is in there. DUMB DUMB DUMB


67 posted on 08/02/2023 5:47:09 AM PDT by redfreedom (Joseph Stalin: "It does not mater how anyone votes, how votes are counted is what matters.")
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To: Paladin2; Chode; SkyDancer; Salamander; Carriage Hill; Lockbox; MtnClimber; nascarnation; ...

Available at your local hardware or automotive store for a few bucks. Keep one in the door pocket or visor, put the tip on the window and press. The window will shatter. Climb out. Or pull out your CCW and put a round through the window.


71 posted on 08/02/2023 6:46:06 AM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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To: Paladin2

Actually a hammer isn’t the greatest option, especially if it has laminated glass.


78 posted on 08/02/2023 7:12:52 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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