Escape from Sinking Car
From this article:A bridge spanning the Mississippi River collapsed Wednesday, sending dozens of vehicles plummeting 60 feet into the river below. How do you escape from a sinking car?
First, roll down the windows. If the windows are still above the waterline, just climb out. 1) But if the car is sinking fast, wait for the interior to fill with water—you won't be able to open the door until there's enough water inside the car to equalize the pressure on the outside. 2) Opening the windows helps the water flow in faster, which gives you a better chance of escaping before your car sinks too deep. Survival experts recommend 3) keeping your seatbelt on until the last possible second. Otherwise, the rush of water could disorient and possibly injure you. Plus, it gives you extra leverage to open the door when it's time to escape. If for some reason you can't open the windows or doors, 4) try kicking out the windshield or smashing a side window as a last resort.
Ok, I can understand if they ask you to do one thing that may seem against your instinct but to do all the above is like, well, can you? I can do 4 since I've seen it in the movies a million times, maybe 1 but not 3 or 4, r u kiddin me.
posted by Mercy Now @ 9:19 PM
2 Comments:
the key is to keep calm.
Nice article. Hopefully I'll never be in that situation but knowledge about what to do if it ever does will definitely help. If you know what to do then you'll be less inclined not to panic and remain calm which, as gino said, is the key.
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