Cut a guy out of a car accident with my 0777

Good job. My knife story's not as glamorous. A week ago a pretty bad rear end collision occurred almost next to me. The car that was struck from behind went about 300 feet down the road and into a ditch. The driver was dazed but ok. The car was still right side up and there was no reason to get the guy out. I did use my trusty ZT 560 to cut the briars away so rescue wouldn't have to. Glad I didn't have to use my 1st aid kit!
 
I did read what you were replying to. Does one "need" a special knife? No it makes the story that much cooler. It's well known you don't like KAI. So why not stay out of those threads.

Fanglekai said:
Read what I was replying to. Any sharp knife can cut a seatbelt. If that makes insecure overly sensitive fanboys think people are "hating" that's their issue.


This I agree with. There are many reasons to carry a knife aside from basic utility.
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zzyzzogeton said:
When a person is hanging upsidedown, the weight of their body puts enough frictional resistance on the moving part inside the buckle that it won't release.

EVERY seat belt that my department HAD to cut in 23+ years worked just fine AFTER the weight of the person was removed. I have to admit that sometimes we cut belts that probably didin't NEED to be cut simply because it was faster and easier than trying to untangle the patient from the shoulder strap.
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I thought the buckle would work regardless of the strain on the belt. Thanks for the info :thumbup:
 
I commend you on a job well done pal. Most ppl wouldn't take the innitative to help another trapped in an automobile. Good work fellow bladeforumite.
1SG,Patterson.1st./506-RCT2. 101st.Abn-Div
 
mr_anderson said:
I did read what you were replying to. Does one "need" a special knife? No it makes the story that much cooler. It's well known you don't like KAI. So why not stay out of those threads.
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You don't know anything about me, but this thread is not about me. Leave your personal attacks out of this thread please and stay on topic.
 
I've been on topic, you're the one that came here with a negative attitude toward the thread because you don't like KAI. I can site numerous occasions to back that up. Call me what you will, but they(KAI) know how to run a business and treat their customers.

Fanglekai said:
You don't know anything about me, but this thread is not about me. Leave your personal attacks out of this thread please and stay on topic.
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Fanglekai said:
You don't know anything about me, but this thread is not about me. Leave your personal attacks out of this thread please and stay on topic.
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Do you enjoy crapping on every KAI thread there is? You don't have to like KAI to enjoy this story. Would you have said the same thing if it were another company? (Answers own question) Doubt it, because you only have a history of jumping in on a KAI thread.

I said it before I'll say it again. Good job O.P.!
 
PropThePolecat said:
I thought the buckle would work regardless of the strain on the belt. Thanks for the info :thumbup:
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Most of the time it does. It's just that sometimes a variety of circumstances (different in every situation) occur in an incident where the release mechism doen't work as designed. Maybe its the weight of the person, the angle the vehicle is lying at, where damage occured, the amount of wear on the buckle tang, something lodged in the bucklet slot (its amazing what can fly where in a rollover),.......... any combination of these or other issues, including no good reason at all, its just Pluterday, the 45th day of the month of Ying on the planet Yang.
 
As not being a trained professional, do you think it really wise to cut someone down after an accident? What if he had a broken back or fractured neck? Would you have been prepared if you injured him further? If you don't have specific training sometime doing nothing can be better.

Glad for the guy it worked out in the end.
 
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