Pull handles in the trunks?

[rfuerst911sc]

They are emergency releases but designed more for dead battery situations vs. kidnapped and thrown in the trunks . When the battery is dead the electronic locks don't work . There are ways to " jump " from the interior of the car . But if that doesn't work what do you do ? You pull on the cables and now you are in.

[maytag]

Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

They are emergency releases but designed more for dead battery situations vs. kidnapped and thrown in the trunks . When the battery is dead the electronic locks don't work . There are ways to " jump " from the interior of the car . But if that doesn't work what do you do ? You pull on the cables and now you are in.

I'm not sure that's precisely accurate.

From the NHTSA:

SUMMARY:

This document establishes new Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) No. 401; Internal trunk release, that requires all new passenger cars with trunks be equipped with a release latch inside the trunk compartment beginning September 1, 2001. Instead of a release latch, this document also permits the installation of an alternative system such as a passive trunk release system which would detect the presence of a human in the trunk and would automatically unlatch the trunk lid. During the summer of 1998, eleven children died when they inadvertently trapped themselves in the trunk of a car. This new standard will provide children and others who find themselves trapped inside a passenger car trunk a chance to get out of the trunk alive.

DATES:

Effective Date:****The effective date of the final rule is September 1, 2001.
Early compliance date.****You have the option of early compliance with this final rule beginning October 20, 2000.
Petition for reconsideration deadline.****If you wish to petition for reconsideration of this final rule, you must submit it so that we receive your petition not later than December 4, 2000.

Cables that you can fish from outside the car have been around for a long time. But the plastic pull handles that can only be reached from inside the trunk are specific to this mandate.

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[Frodo]

Originally Posted by maytag

I'm not sure that's precisely accurate.

Makes sense to me!
If you're in a "dead battery situation," how on earth do you pull handles located (along with the battery) INSIDE the trunk?

[maytag]

Originally Posted by Frodo

Makes sense to me!

If you're in a "dead battery situation," how on earth do you pull handles located (along with the battery) INSIDE the trunk?

Exactly my point.

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[Blackcloud]

More government added garbage to add weight and protect idiots from themselves.

[maytag]

Originally Posted by Blackcloud

More government added garbage to add weight and protect idiots from themselves.

yeah.... i'm not a fan of government involvement either.... but here's the other side: I know a child who died this way: locked in the trunk while playing hide-n-seek, couldn't get back out. Hot day, black car, took less than an hour. it was devastating for the entire neighborhood. I cannot bring myself to try to imagine what it would be like to be that parent..... I sink into despair just thinking about trying to imagine it.....

So for me, every time I see that extra 16 ounces of extra weight you're complaining about, (it's a few feet of cable and a plastic handle) I think of that child, ..... and then I remind myself that it's okay to breathe again.

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

They are emergency releases but designed more for dead battery situations vs. kidnapped and thrown in the trunks . When the battery is dead the electronic locks don't work . There are ways to " jump " from the interior of the car . But if that doesn't work what do you do ? You pull on the cables and now you are in.

There are 2 kinds of emergency release, I think you are talking about this one, part #12.



Then there is this type, for if you get trapped in the trunk... 'Merica.



I think there is one of each in both the frunt and rear trunks...