What to do when your car is flooded

In case your car has an accident, crashes into a river and is flooded, follow these steps to escape safely.

To survive in dangerous situations, it is best to learn in advance and master what you should do in those cases. And today, we will guide you through the necessary things you need to do when you encounter a particularly dangerous situation, which is when your car has an accident, plunges into a river or lake and is about to sink.

Remember these lessons because they might save your life one day.

Rescue experts warn that you will only have about 1 minute to complete the above two steps before your car sinks into the water.

Therefore, do not waste time trying to open the door because it will definitely be crushed by the water pressure from the outside. Remember the first thing to do is "Remove the seat belt, roll down the window, crawl out of the car through the window" Remember to do it in the correct order above.

A manually operated window would be the most convenient in this situation. However, if your car has an electric window system, don't worry too much because experts have tested and found that even if the car is submerged in water, it will take 10 minutes for the car's electrical system to stop working completely.

Don't try to break the windshield because the glass is extremely strong.

Nowadays, there are many online shops selling small specialized tools to break car windows in emergency situations. If you do not have these types of tools, you can use hard objects with sharp corners to break the glass. These can be hand tools such as hammers, wrenches, daggers... In rare cases when you do not have these things, you can also use your elbow to break the glass.

If there are children in the car, rescue experts recommend that you follow these steps in order: Unbuckle your seat belt, open the window, unbuckle the oldest child, push him out of the car first, and then repeat with the younger children. Finally, after the children are out of the car, it is your turn to exit as instructed above. Doing so will greatly increase the survival rate of all.

In case you can not roll down the window or break the glass, there is still another way to escape, which is to find a way to open the door. This is a last resort escape method when there is no other way to use because at that time, you need to wait until your car is completely flooded inside, causing the pressure to equalize both inside and outside the car before you can open the door. In this case, take a deep breath before the car is completely flooded, open the door and swim out.

When you get out, if the water is too murky and you can't see anything, don't panic, just swim in the direction of the bubbles coming from your mouth, that way you will be able to get to the surface as quickly as possible.

According to Vietnamnet