cross-posted from: https://ponder.cat/post/660354

The only survivor of the October 24 fire was a woman in her 20s who was able to get to safety after a quick thinking passer-by smashed a window of the burning Model Y car to free her

  • Yawweee877h444English
    101·
    1 year ago

    Not having mechanical door releases for emergencies like this just seems so friggin dumb, but what do I know.

          • obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
            6·
            1 year ago

            That’s the first thing I’m going to think of while panicking when trapped in the back seat of a burning car that’s not mine: “pull a tab in the storage area of the door! It’s hidden behind a little patch of fabric, of course!”

        • EvotechEnglish
          21·
          1 year ago

          Front ones seem easy enough

            • pbbananamanEnglish
              31·
              1 year ago

              Passenger side has it as well.

              Edit: oh it sounds like you’re wondering what someone outside the car does. They probably do the same thing they’d do for any car with hidden/shaved door handles (not exclusive to Tesla). Bust it open. It’s easy enough that vagrants do it all the time to steal junk.

      • Yawweee877h444English
        7·
        1 year ago

        Ok well that’s good if true. Why didn’t they use it? Are they not widely known about by drivers or not in an obvious location for ease of access in an emergency? That’s my only assumption as to why this happened.

        Edit: read the article:

        There is a manual override in Tesla cars but the feature is not widely publicized, experts say.

      • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
        71·
        1 year ago

        I should not need to read a manual or watch a video to know how to open a freaking door on a car, especially one that I don’t even own.