I'm old and still somewhat feel electric windows is such a gimmick. For that inevitable day when I run my car off the bridge and into some body of water, I'll be able to get out of my car when I manually roll down my window. Electric windows are a death trap!

At some point, convenience routs safety, and the consumers have spoken

▲

mrguyorama 10 hours ago | parent [-]

You cannot open car windows under water, electric or not. The pressure jams everything up.

▲

dylan604 9 hours ago | parent [-]

That's precisely why you roll down the window. Nobody suggested opening the door. Not even sure how you got there

	▲	mrguyorama 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		>when I run my car off the bridge and into some body of water, I'll be able to get out of my car when I manually roll down my window. >You cannot open car WINDOWS under water, electric or not. >Nobody suggested opening the door. Not even sure how you got there Uh, you aren't sure how I got there because I didn't. I never even said the word door. You cannot roll down manual car windows in a sunken car because the pressure of the water jams the mechanism regardless of what powers that mechanism. In a still sinking car, electric windows do not short out and you can roll them down just fine.