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Tesla Owners are Installing DIY Rip Cords to Avoid Being Trapped in Their Vehicles in Case of Fire (fuelarc.com)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In case you thought cars would become safer as technology developed... rest assured, Tesla is finding newer and ever-dumber ways to make their cars dangerous to occupants (and others).

TL;DR: If you're in a Tesla and it loses power (like in a fire), the only way to open the doors is often an unlabeled wire behind either two panels or a speaker grill. Tesla owners are DIYing janky rip cords to make that wire easier to pull to escape.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"Try before you pry" got a muscle-level, knee-jerk reaction for me XD

Some aspects of training really stick with you. If I'm getting out of my truck to clear debris or whatever off the road, I can practically hear my training officer asking if the scene is safe.

Thanks for the pro tips! Agreed, Halligan tool is the cure for all that ails you

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Keep your Irons in hand, your head on a swivel, and be safe out there and have some fun!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They didn't need to tell me to have fun - I was having a fucking BLAST! I had that young-person invincibility thing going on.

Now, medical calls, those were a whole different deal. And unfortunately that was probably 95% of my calls, I had the EMT-B cert and most the other volunteers didn't XD

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

Traumas are cool, but medicals are the true challenge to your skills. They can be intricate puzzles that can test you to the brink.