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Four Passengers Die in Burning Tesla After Electronic Doors Seemingly Won't Open (futurism.com)

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This happened in Toronto on October 24th

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (2 children)

A lot of newer cars have stronger glass that even these or the spring-loaded kind can’t break.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

tesla gonna tesla so I assume they are as dangerous as can be.

For the rest? There is always (?) one window that isn't reinforced. So that CAN be an issue if your cabin is significantly damaged. But otherwise? It is a problem to find in a high adrenaline emergency and you SHOULD be aware which window to smash, but you are 3-6 smacks away from being out.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If that's not illegal already it should be

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

They did it ostensibly for safety, as it will keep people from being ejected in a rollover. However, they also probably have manual releases.