Driving with a knife or scissors in case of fire/accident

[Synchro246]

My FIL recommended that I have a knife in the car just in case i needed to remove ds from the seat quickly.

What are your thoughts on this?

[lovinwaves]

hmmm a knife? There are way to many products on the market that will safely shatter glass and cut seatbelts to carry in your vehicle.

[scatterbunny]

Yeah--there are probably other, safer products to carry in the car that will do the same job.

I think even with a very sharp knife, cutting through harness webbing will be difficult.

[lovinwaves]

Yeah--there are probably other, safer products to carry in the car that will do the same job.

I think even with a very sharp knife, cutting through harness webbing will be difficult.

Yes, and not to mention the chance of cutting your child in a panic to get them out.

[cashleigh]

Interesting. I actually purchased something from Macy's recently ...just before Xmas. It is a flashlight/seatbelt cutter.

I also have removed my daughter from her car seat in the pitch black with one hand...just to ensure that I could do it if I ever needed to.

[southpawboston]

i always carry a swiss army knife and a leatherman in my car. they are kept along with a small set of tools, safely secured in a tool pouch, underneath the trunk floor (along with the jack, spare tire, etc). i don't see any danger in that. i considered keeping them in the glovebox (they are both self-contained knives which need to opened to be dangerous) but in the end i just put them in back with the other tools...

[Amaris]

Here is something that will cut the seatbelt

http://www.websoft-solutions.net/Seat_Belt_Cutter_emergency_seat_belt_cutter_p/14223.htm


On the top right of this page is the extricator 5 in 1......something my Dh got for both of our cars

http://www.thefirestore.com/store/manufacturer.cfm/manufacturerid_16_startrow_17_emi/



Personally I wouldn't want a sharp knife. These are designed to be enclosed so that they go around the seatbelt while cutting it. That seems much safer to me.

[skaterbabscpst]

definately get a dedicated cutting tool. They're all over the place.

[Synchro246]

I am definitly going to be getting one of those hammer-seatbelt cutter combos. We live in an area with lots of bridges and water and we have electric windows.
Thanks for those links.

I didn't even know dedicated seat webbing cutters existed.

I also really like the idea of practicing removal of my child from the carseat in the dark with one hand. That can only be a good thing to have done.

[beahero]

http://lifehammer.com/