Hope everyong is carrying an emegency hammer in their cars

[question everything]

I am not associated with the manufacturer or with Amazon, but when I see cars being swept away by flood, I am thinking of this little item.



The hammer can break the glass and the knife can cut the seat belt.

https://www.amazon.com/LifeHammer-Original-Emergency-Seatbelt-Netherlands/dp/B000BN3A4Y

Each of us carries one of these in our cars.

It is unfortunate that automatic locks do not allow occupants to open the doors.

For many years I have been having nightmares of Jessica Savitch who, with her beloved dog, died in her car after it plunged through a canal. The doors were locked and they were at the bottom of the canal.

Wherever you are, stay safe..

[WhiteTara]

1. Those are indeed valuable tools

ours has a flashlight in it to see to cut the seat belt.

[ghostsinthemachine]

2. I think "Emergeny Hammers" would make a good band name

Odd, funny, weird, unique acronym, it's got it all. Not to mention the number of levels of funny it is.

[question everything]

19. To each his own

[Stuart G]

3. Thank You for the info.. k and r..

[MANative]

4. Got one in the pocket of my driver's side door, in easy reach!

Thanks for sharing this.

[TexasBushwhacker]

5. Me too!

[HipChick]

6. Good Tip...

[KT2000]

7. Got one!

My sister gave all family one for Christmas years ago. I often wonder if I would remember to use it, it's been in the door pocket for so long.
Thanks for the good advice.

[Rorey]

15. Gave two to my son this Christmas, with the seatbelt cutter

Last winter a big wind gust caught his work truck and flipped it upside down. He said it was very difficult to get out of his seat belt, so I thought he should have one of those things. I'm not sure if he put them in his vehicles, but I'll be sure to remind him.

Great Christmas gifts. Truly a gift of love.

[dalton99a]

8. Make sure it's not a Chinese knockoff.

[NotThisTime]

9. All of our cars have had them for a decade or better, first thing we put in my daughters car along

with a tool kit (and showed her how to use it)....

[butdiduvote]

10. I need to get one

Reminder to self...

[spanone]

11. K&R...

[mitch96]

12. An inexpensive alternative

Is an automatic center punch tool, not a regular center punch. About $4 at big box stores, hardware etc. Just put the centerpunch on the corner of the side window and push. That's the weakest point on the window. The glass shatters tout suite. The only problem is that it does not have the seat belt knife that most of the Life hammers have..
The Weather channel did a little blurb on how fast a car fills up with water and the time you have to escape..
(spoiler alert) it's about 60 seconds... Their plan is after initially hitting the water and the engine/electronics are still on, undo your seat belt whilst pushing down the window button as the car fills with water. Get out thru the open window asap.
You cant open the doors because of the water pressure keeps it shut so out the window you go...
The only problem I can see is if your too "portly" to get out thru the window.
YMMV.. keep safe.
m

[milestogo]

13. Ok, I thought this was going to be about martial law.

[MuseRider]

14. I have that exact hammer

and gave one to everyone in my family one Christmas. I do not know if my kids kept theirs but mine is in my car, every car I have had since I bought it.

[OldRedneck]

16. EMTs and firefighters . . .

I'm an EMT in a rural Virginia volunteer rescue squad. All we EMTs carry one of these, or, the Gerber rescue knife that does the same thing plus having a wrench to turn on oxygen regulators. All our firefighters carry similar tools.

The tools really are lifesavers.

[QED]

17. I'm ordering one now. BTW - do you have a fire extinguisher in the house?

A few years ago I had a kitchen fire - nothing major but it scared the crap out of me. That year I gave everyone in my family a kitchen fire extinguisher.

And it was just in time. A few weeks later my sister and BIL had a pizza and tossed the box into the fireplace. It burst into flames and out into the room. My sister called me and said, "You saved our house!"

So yeah, make sure you have a kitchen fire extinguisher too and replace it when it expires.

[question everything]

20. Will get one first thing Monday

with the hope that the nasty cold will subside.

Funny, we had one in our first home. When we moved after two years we had to think what do do with it. Don't remember, this is not something that the movers pack or that you carry on a plane.

Since then we've moved several times and did not think about it. But you are absolutely right and will get to it.

One thing, though, we do not keep coffee makers, toaster ovens or other small appliances plugged when not in use. Only the large appliances. Many years ago a family member of a co-worker suffered severe burns when a toaster oven, not used, exploded.

[QED]

21. I never thought of having one before.

But then, I never was so stupid as to turn on the wrong burner either - of course the one with the dish towel on it.

And then there was the time when I was trying to impress a date by lighting brandy in something I was cooking. The flame didn't die out because...wait for it...I was stirring with a wooden spoon.

[montana_hazeleyes]

18. Thank you for posting this.

I have these tools in our cars. Something can happen anywhere at any time and these are important to have.