Do you keep any escape tools in your car?

I've got an Uzi tactical pen and an opinel no.8 in the car. A backpack full of other stuff in the trunk.

And yes, I'm horrified of dying in my car lol.
 
The ResQme is too big for my keychain, so I keep it and crash shears on a short length of cable (with a loop on each end) secured by a carabiner to the bottom of my seat. I can reach down and undo the carabiner and have them both in my hand very quickly, and they should be fairly secure.
 
As I served as an active Fire Fighter/EMT/Recovery Diver for 24+ years, I still have a tendency to be "over-prepared", if such a term is valid.

Every vehicle (2 cars, truck) has, at a minimum, a BK2, a BK3, a 14" bolt cutter, a hack saw, and at least 2 spring loaded window punches. The first 4 are in the "emergency cutting tool" gear bag. I glued velcro to the punches and mounted them down deep at the bottom of the door pockets. The Camry has a third one in the back seat in the drawer that opens rearward into the backseat in the center console.

Additionally, the truck has a machete (or two), an ax and a 30" crowbar.

The tractor has a BK2, a BK3, a machete, a bolt cutter and a crow bar.

When I was still actively running calls, my EDC load-out (in my Tahoe) consisted my fire bunker gear, all my EMT gear (medical bag, trauma bag, O2 bottles, backboard and straps, full set of splints, and a little more), my high-angle rescue equipment, a full set of SCUBA gear.

My duty belt would have 2 pair of trauma shears, 2 seat belt cutters, a spring punch, and a couple of Kabar 1232s, pocket mask (for CPR), rubber glove carrier, radio and pager. I made custom sheaths/carriers for the pocket mask and gloves to also hold the shears and I zip-tied the sheaths for the seat belt cutters to the Kabar sheaths.
 
Does this count?:D



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This pops tempered glass like a baloon. Carbide glass breaker in the cap.
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I keep a CLS bag (Combat Life Saver) and a 16oz ballpeen hammer in the trunk. I attached a throwaway M-Tech under the driver side dash.



I'd like to order another AR500 plate carrier to keep in the trunk.

 
I have a knife and multitool on me. Prybar and baseball bat in backseat. Screwdrivers, wrenches and hammer in the trunk. Some other miscellaneous things laying around for sure.
 
A genuine made in the Netherlands Lifehammer mounted to the panel under the dash, and a RAT 1 in the glove compartment! :D

Lots of tools in the back.
 
An extra Gerber Prodigy under the seat , Cold Steel Kudu in the change tray , and a heavy-duty wrecking bar in the tool box. I have a Jeep and the 30' /30,000 LB. tow strap has been invaluable also. I plan on adding a come-along as I don't have a winch.
 
15" Stanley fubar fits perfectly under the driver's seat. Might have to trade for the trunk monkey.
 
Huh, I've always wondered about how useful having a strap cutter and window breaker on a knife would be but come to think of it, having a cheap-O one in the car within reach is probably not a bad idea.

Since I live in the greater Phoenix Metro Area, I am in a pretty bad place for car accidents. Too many people commuting + lots of bad drivers = lots of accidents on the roads/freeways every day. There's a fatality almost every week on the roads here. There's a reason why the car insurance in Arizona is so high...

I passed a pretty gnarly rear-end accident yesterday on my way home from work. Both cars looked pretty much totaled and the EMTs/Police hadn't even shown up yet.
I'm the kind of person that if I see a wreck and nobody is helping yet, I'll at least try to lend a hand. There were already people helping out at the wreck I passed so I didn't see a need to interfere.

So even if I never find myself in a situation where I'd need to bust out a window or cut a seatbelt, it's probably a good idea to think of the likelihood that someone else might need assistance.

The auto center punch thing is a good idea.
Otherwise, maybe I'll pick up a $5 Mtech with a glass breaker and strap cutter, just in case...
 
I'm guessing OP was hoping that the answer from everyone was going to be no, so we'd all rush over to give his Kickstarter campaign money. LOL

I mean, there are countless seatbelt cutter/glass breaker thingies on the market. The OP's design brings nothing new to the table.
 
When in a car I always have at least 3 folders and a fixed blade on me. I imagine I could bust a window with the fixed blade and cut a seatbelt with any of them.
 
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