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How to escape from a car in water “If you get on your phone and call your parents or your sister, or...
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How to escape from a car in water
“If you get on your phone and call your parents or your sister, or 911,you will die, " says Robert May, a 21-year-old veteran (老兵)of the Indiana State. No one else will arrive in time: you have to save yourself.
Move quickly. Minivans (微型货车) might float for as long as 10 minutes. 1. In a study from the University of Manitoba, three passengers were able to exist with a child mannequin (人体模型) through a single driver-side window in just 3 seconds.
Unbuckle (揭开) your seatbelt, lower your window and climb out, ideally onto the roof of the vehicle. 2. Unfasten them from the backseat, pull them into the front and push them out of your window, oldest ones first. In May's experience, electric car windows will continue to work after falling into water. 3..
Don't open the door, water will flood in. Once full of water, the vehicle will sink fast. 4. Vehicle submersions (淹没) have one of the highest death rates of any type of single-motor-vehicle incidents, responsible for 400 deaths a year in North America.
After you get on top of your car, figure out if it makes sense to stay put or swim for dry ground. 5. Just get out first, May says.
A. From there, call for help.
B. You will be then totally out of danger.
C. Research has been done to confirm this.
D. If there are children present, attend to them first.
E. In one study, a 65-passanger bus sank in nine seconds.
F. Still, keep a small grass-breaking tool on your key ring, just in case.
G. However, the chances of survival are highest if you get out in the first 60 seconds.
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