Hopefully, you will never find yourself in a situation where you need a car escape tool, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be prepared. These devices are small, highly affordable pieces of equipment ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Imagine your car is going under water. It's a terrifying scenario we have seen too often around Houston's flooded streets and waterways. Crash escape tools and hammers promise ...

In 2017, there were 21,000 crashes in the U.S. in which a vehicle caught on fire or was partially or fully submerged in water — leading to 1,800 deaths, according to travel-services provider AAA.

One item from the list kept coming up: a $10 emergency multitool that functions as a seatbelt cutter and glass car window breaker. If you’re in an accident or your car ends up in the water, this tool ...

For more than a century, Popular Mechanics has provided life-saving advice for outlasting storms, surviving outdoors, and preparing for disaster. Find out how to survive anything right here. Bridges ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Vehicle escape tools intended to quickly aid passengers trapped in a car following a crash will break tempered side windows -- but are not able to penetrate laminated glass, AAA ...

Even EMTs carry it wherever they go. You put your life in a stranger’s hands every time you get into an Uber or Lyft. Though uncommon, incidents from car accidents to kidnappings have happened at the ...

MISSOURI, USA — A 5 On Your Side viewer found a post on social media explaining what to do if you're car suddenly becomes submerged in water, and she wanted the VERIFY team to figure out whether the ...