Your car is slowly sinking in a canal near Assen. The lights are on and your seatbelt is undone, but the side window will not open and does not break with the safety hammer either. The water is up to your waist. What do you do?
- You keep pulling hard on the door until it does open
- ✓ You wait until the car has mostly sunk and then open the door
- You smash the windscreen with the hammer, it is the closest
Correct answer: You wait until the car has mostly sunk and then open the door
Explanation
False — you cannot pull the door open against the water pressure. Wait until the car has mostly sunk; then the pressure inside and outside is equal and the door opens
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong — you cannot pull the door open against the water pressure. Wait until the car has mostly sunk; then the pressure inside and outside is equal and the door opens
- Wrong — the windscreen is extra strong and almost unbreakable. If the side window fails, wait until the pressure is equal and open the door
Topic: Car in water — the complete escape sequence
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