I was in a total crash of my model 3 in a hit a run. I was pitted from a crazy driver that was driving the wrong way and I ran into a retaining wall. I panicked trying to open the doors as there was smoke everywhere and I think the car was burning but the fog of an accident is pretty intense so I ended up breaking the window out with one of those little tipped seatbelt cutters and crawled out. That stupid override is completely useless when you're in fight or flight.

The Model S did it better where the override is just pulling the door handle all the way out.

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proee 10 hours ago | parent [-]

How did you have the wherewithal to remember you had this tool? Where did you keep the tool? Did the tool come with the car or did you buy it just in case?

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mbreese 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Not the OP, but I have kept one of these in all of my cars for years. I keep mine in the armrest storage space. I’ve never needed it, but it always gets transferred from old car to new. And every time I get something out of the armrest, it reinforces the location in my mind.

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xeromal 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I've always carried one in my cupholder my whole life. It's like a small knife and has a tipped end. Very easy to use.

They're 20$ on amazon. I will admit I tried kicking the window first but then remembered I had the knife.

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x187463 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Worth considering that an accident which would cause you to need such a device is likely to involve enough disturbance to cause a tool sitting in the cupholder to find itself thrown around the vehicle.

	▲	xeromal 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, it's definitely a risk but I intentionally left it in the cup holder to make sure it annoyed me enough daily when I needed to use a cup so that I remembered it existed. There's a fine line and I have a terrible memory especially in a crisis so I figured it's best bouncing around then hidden in some center console or glove box where I can't remember

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ncr100 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This is a great reminder to carry one of those.

Thank you for the reminder. I'm glad you're safe.

	▲	xeromal 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Thank you! I was coming home from work and it was my birthday so I had a cake in the back of my car and lost it in the crash. The greatest tragedy. lol