Re: Escaping from a rolled DeLorean

["jtrealty@xxxx " <jtrealty@xxxx>]

If I was still concious and had the presence of mind I think I would 
first try to open the door. Just imagine hanging upside-down by your 
seat belt, when you cut it you will wind up lying on the ceiling. All 
you need to really complete this if it hasn't already happened is to 
have small pieces of glass everywhere. If the door isn't jammed then 
you ought to be able to force it open enough to get out. As you open 
the door it will force the car over giving enough room to escape. If 
the inertia switch worked and unlocked the doors then a passerby could 
open the door from outside. BTW some seatbelts will not release if 
there is force on them, to get out you MUST cut the belt that way if 
you are upside-down you won't injure yourself further by unfastening 
the belt. The first responders are supposed to extricate trapped 
occupants. Maybe we should paint a big X on the bottom of the car and 
say RESCUE-CUT HERE.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757

Just my sense of dark humor



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Claude " <CBL302@xxxx> wrote:
> Re: Escaping from a rolled DeLorean
> 
> 
> Same way you would escape a Lamborghini...kick out the front 
> windshield. The best thing to do is install a fire extinguisher in 
> your car, not only for any fires but you can use the bottom of it to 
> smash out the front windshield.
> 
> I would like to know how it would be possible to try to kick out the 
> windshield being strapped in by the seatbelt(you do wear your seat 
> belt Right??)and upside down in a limited room area such as the 
> Delorean has,,plus has anybody seen what holds the windshield 
> in,Thick black guey stuff,the most that would happen is that you 
> would put your foot(leg) thru the windshield,and get it lacerated 
> making it harder for rescue crews,the best bet is the side 
> windows,that brings up another question,WHAT if the Delorean is 
> submerged underwater,how do you get out,will the door spring open 
> under water?Best bet is if you worry about such things and you want 
a 
> Gullwing car then the best bet is to drive a Bricklin,it has full 
> opening manual windows(a SAFETY Feature) ,A hatchback door with the 
> release right next to the divers seat,that you can pop open and 
crawl 
> out,and Hydroliac doors,that might even open the doors upside down
> (acting like a pump jack). 
> 
> 
> Claude
> 00570