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Terrified friends burn to death trapped in Tesla as doors won't open after crash (www.mirror.co.uk)

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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

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[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

[–] karl_chungus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I agree, but considering every manufacturer decides to redesign emergency open mechanisms for their own products I feel like the bigger issue here is a lack of standardization. This is not uniquely a Tesla problem.

Some cars require you to pull the handle twice.

Some require you to do it with force.

Others have a secondary mechanism.

They’re all different.

Not going to defend the design or their way of doing things. All I pointed out in my previous comment to that effect was that the safety mechanism does exist, and ultimately it is on the driver to understand the safety features present in their vehicle.