Private Car Owners Trapped in Rainstorm Caused Hot Selling in Beijing

In the July 21 rainstorm in Beijing, a private car owner was trapped inside the car and died. When people feel sorry for this matter, they also began to pay attention to the self-rescue facilities in the cab and caused hot hammer sales.

An experienced taxi driver in Shijiazhuang City said that the safety hammer is too light and the hammer body is mostly made of plastic. Once trapped in the water, it may not be able to save lives, or it is a small one in the cab. The hammer is more secure and the steering wheel lock is also available.

Safety Hammer Hot Sale On the 24th, Mr. Cheng Cheng, a private car in Shijiazhuang City, used a lunch break to purchase a multi-functional safety hammer on the Internet. He said: "Since starting work yesterday, almost all of my QQ groups have discussed driving self-help common sense, which made me feel guilty. Together with these days I also read the news of the Beijing torrential rain and I feel it is necessary. Strengthen your own protection, so I bought one from the internet.”

In the ever-rapid shopping website, the reporter saw that the hammer has indeed become a hot product.

Some online stores also quickly adjusted their selling points. A news video of a trapped car owner was linked to a homepage selling hammers. Another online shop launched the "second kill" promotion, the original price of 10-25 yuan hammer fell to 8 yuan, the recent volume display is 48 pens. The customer service staff of the store, yjf2201, said that this promotion was indeed related to the heavy rain in Beijing. In the past two days, the number of people who purchased the hammer was obviously increased. Many of them started to think that it was necessary to prepare a safety hammer because of the trapped owners of Beijing. .

However, the same security hammer is not the same as the price. Cheaper than ten yuan, expensive up to one hundred yuan. And the same safety hammer also has a big price difference, ranging from 78 yuan to 20-30 yuan. As for the difference between products and what kind of quality is better, even shopkeepers can not say clearly.

The buyer’s evaluation revealed some problems with online shopping safety hammers. A buyer said in a message: "Just when the flashlight switch is broken, it means that the multifunctional flashlight has a flashlight function... Personally, this kind of thing still has to be solid." Some people also complained about the rough work of the product.

In the deeds of the third national moral model candidate Li Qingfeng, he mentioned the details of Li Qingfeng's use of a safety hammer to smash the car window after he was trapped by mudslides. (He ended up using the rest.) The hammer's head cracks the window. The reporter noted that most of the hammers sold by the shop are plastic hammers, and there is a possibility of breakage under strong knocking.

For this problem, the customer service Wenwen of an online store first said “certainly not.” After hearing the reporter’s example of Li Qingfeng, he was surprised. He said that he had never heard of this kind of thing. No buyer has reflected it. It is only a fixed security. The angle of the hammer is easily broken during transportation.

Not necessarily a "lifesaving hammer"

For the question of whether the private car safety hammer can really break the window, one of the videos currently circulating on the Internet gives its own answer. This was an underwater vehicle escape test conducted by a Beijing media several years ago. In the video, a strong male host used high-heeled shoes, scissors, and a multi-purpose safety hammer (plastic hammer) when the car was gradually submerged by water. Body) and claw hammer hit the window, and finally only the claw hammer successfully broke the window. This explains to some extent that in a particularly urgent situation, the popular safety hammer on the market is not necessarily a life-saving hammer.

With the question “Is it really tried to break the window with a safety hammer”, the reporter consulted four online shops as buyers and only one shop owner said that he tried on a Ford vehicle last year. Cracked, just do not know if all cars are the same glass material. The other three said that they hadn't tried it. One of them explained that after all, the cost is too high, and a piece of glass costs a few hundred dollars. "It is estimated that the manufacturers have tried."

A taxi driver with rich driving experience in Shijiazhuang City said that most of the hammers on the market today are too light and the hammers are mostly hollow plastic (because the batteries are placed in the middle), so there is a possibility of breaking when struck hard. . In the event of ample time, it is estimated that a hammer can be used to break the window, but if the situation is urgent, it is more safe to put a small hammer in the cab. The steering wheel lock is also acceptable.

Related Links Beijing's torrential rains provoke self-rescue consciousness, safety hammer sales increase by 598%

Yanzhao Metropolitan News (Reporter Wu Yansheng) A sudden heavy rain caused heavy losses in Beijing and aroused people's awareness of self-help. A variety of self-help tips on how to help themselves spread popularity among users at the same time, many people also began to self-help equipment. According to data from Taobao, after the heavy rain on the 21st, the sales of safety hammers increased by 598% month-on-month, and the search volume increased by 1712% from the previous month. Among them, with the largest number of purchases in the Beijing area, there are as many as 1080 users who purchase security hammers within three days.

The province’s firefighters reminded that to select the escape hammer should choose the type with longer handles and more pointed hammers, so it is relatively easy to open the glass. In addition to the selected tools, the location of the gong is also very important. Different vehicles have different fragile windows. Private cars are easier to open in the four corners. If it is a train subway, there will be a dot in the middle of the top edge of each glass, and it will open at the position of that dot. If it is a bus, first use a hammer to draw a cross on the glass, then cross the point, the whole piece of glass will be broken.

In addition, for their own safety, private car owners need to be equipped with "four life-saving tools to drive car": car fire extinguishers (best liquid), small blades (in the event of an accident, many times the seat belt cannot be opened, can be cut with a small blade), gloves (In a traffic accident, the engine will be hot on fire, the gloves will prevent burns, the car fire extinguisher will be thrown into the engine to extinguish fires), and the necessary safety hammer for escape.

Prompt how to correct the window to escape the broken window, do not choose the front and rear windshield, but to choose the side window. Because the side windows can be smashed, the windshield can stick together even if many cracks are pulled out and cannot escape through the gap.

When tapping the side window, you should select the four corners instead of the central position of the window. Once you hit a break in the corners, you can tap around the window or break the glass.

The window with the explosion-proof membrane is attached, and the hammer is also difficult to break. It is very likely that it will still be stuck together. If it is not a luxury car, it is best not to put high-strength explosion-proof membranes on the side windows for safety reasons.

At present, the widely-delivered argument of “pulling down the headrest of a car seat and striking the side glass with two sharp plugs” is not necessarily reliable. According to this test, the media did not succeed. There is a Japanese television program video display. A tip of the head restraint can be inserted into the corner of the side window, and then the head restraint can be held in the arms so that the glass can be easily smashed. However, this method has not been verified. It should also be noted that not all head restraints can be withdrawn, and the head restraints of some models are fixed on the seat.

Most middle-class and high-class cars use electronic control systems. Once the circuit system is short-circuited, the doors are locked. What is even more dangerous is that the seat belts of some vehicles are also electronically controlled. Once a short circuit occurs, the seat belts cannot be opened. An electronically controlled seat belt is an alarm that will be issued without a seat belt. A small knife can be placed in the car, the safety belt can be cut if necessary, and the multifunctional safety hammer also has a cutting function.