Comment on YSK: it's not just Tesla, 1/3 of cars in built in the last ten years have passenger/rear windows that are almost impossible to break in an emergency.

• RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It doesnt look marked to me. If someone saw a door like that they would have absolutely no idea that was a lever/button unless they read through the entire owner’s manual. Which let’s be honest, nobody does that these days.

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  • Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It could be a massive red lever with “EMERGENCY OPEN” text on it and the Tesla haters would still find something to complain about.

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    • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This is about the rear door. The rear door manual override is under the carpet here:

      images.app.goo.gl/MTFkjk8JPUu4iK7n7

      The most recent update added a red latch. It’s still in the bottom of the door pocket.

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  • dotMonkey@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Is a door handle ever marked?

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    • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Usually manual release safety levers or buttons have red or yellow markings on them, yes. Sometimes they have a logo or icon to denote what they open, and sometimes they are marked with “PULL TO OPEN” or some other similar phrase.

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      • Malfeasant@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Eh, I’ve seen plenty of internal trunk releases that are just an unmarked handle that pulls a cable…

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      • dotMonkey@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Interesting, I didn’t know that, I’ll have a look in my car next time I get in it.

        Does that only apply to doors than normally have an electronic way of opening them?

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  • partial_accumen@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Its not the best picture, but it also has finger holds underneath. For someone looking to pull something, this gets pulled.

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• Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That’s the front. This is about the rear window. Show the rear window manual override.

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  • partial_accumen@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Why would the driver of this car, which drowned, be sitting in the rear?

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    • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The title of the article is about passenger/rear seats being hard to break.

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      • partial_accumen@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Fair point, and no the rear does not have manual release. I wish it it.

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• HewlettHackard@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Now imagine you’ve been driving the Tesla for a long time and don’t ever use the manual release because you’re not supposed to so you don’t mess up the window. And then imagine you’re in a high-stress situation. That’s how having an unmarked backup can fail.

  Plus, that handle doesn’t even look like a normal handle - I have never see a car where you pull up to exit instead of sideways away from the door.

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