For an emergency
That’s why you should always keep an emergency hammer in the car
The idea of no longer being able to free yourself from the car is the bare horror. In order to be prepared for an emergency, the ADAC recommends carrying an emergency hammer.
The events in Baltimore () once again showed how important it is to be prepared for emergencies: in the event of a ship accident, a bridge was damaged in the course of a bridge, several vehicles plunged down. Bad enough that this tragic event came at all – but would you have known how to behave properly if your car threatens to go under in a river? Because the fact is that the strong forces that water masses can apply on a vehicle from the inside and outside make normal opening of windows and doors impossible quickly. For this reason, the ADAC recommends that the emergency hammer an emergency hammer in the car. Often there is still a belt cutter that enables you to free yourself from the vehicle in an emergency. In the following we present a suitable model and give you more tips on what you should always carry in the car in the event of a breakdown, an accident or a police check.
Emergency hammer: The ADAC recommends this model
According to ADAC, it is advisable to keep an emergency hammer in the car – as an example called. The operation is (in the truest sense of the meaning) and can be used both by vehicle owners: inside and their offspring: “Simply put on the hammer on the disc and press on the hammer. The patented spring mechanism triggers a ceramic pen that breaks the slice in a fraction of a second. In an emergency, the emergency hammer also acts as a knife to cut through a belt, should it not be solved by hand.
Another tip: The Lifehammer Evolution can be easily installed in the car via a quick-click system. Ideally, you can put an emergency hammer on the driver and passenger side.
You should always keep that in the car
Each: R vehicle owner: Certain security guidelines have to comply with, otherwise you face a juicy fine in the event of an accident or a police check. In the following we list the most important things to you again, according to everyone: R motorists: in always leading to them:
- Association kit: In order to be able to provide first aid, everyone is: R vehicle owner: In obliged to keep a first -aest kit in the car. What exactly has to find in it, they write and the paragraph 35 h of the StVZO (road traffic approval regulations). Important to know that since Corona pandemic, two masks have also have to be carried.
- Warning triangle: In the event of an accident, the warning triangle should serve to draw attention to your car breakdown in good time. “If the traffic is fast, this is about 100 meters. On the highway, the warning triangle should be at least 150 meters, which corresponds to about 200 steps, in front of the danger point,” said the ADAC.
- Driving license and vehicle documents: Also always carry with you when you drive a car, the driver’s license and the registration certificate are part I (formerly: vehicle registration) – both must be the originals and no certified copies.
- Warning vest: Whether in the car, bus or truck – in Germany all vehicle owners are obliged: inside, at least one warning vest (European standard EN 471 or ). Even better, but not prescribed, are several models.
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Source: Stern
I’m a recent graduate of the University of Missouri with a degree in journalism. I started working as a news reporter for 24 Hours World about two years ago, and I’ve been writing articles ever since. My main focus is automotive news, but I’ve also written about politics, lifestyle, and entertainment.
