Sinking Car - Here's What You Need To Do 

This would've been a lot easier if you got to try it out under supervision before getting the drivers license...

Me: Why is this in my reccomend section? My brain: *_It's a sign...._*

If you can’t find anything to smash the window with, you can take the headrest out of the seat and use the 2 metal spike on the headrest to smash the window with

Has a test tomorrow: Me at 2am: what should I do in a sinking car?

Infographics: “Don’t worry, The number of faulty bridges is staidly decreasing” Me: Phew 😅 My Brain: *its because they are falling*

My car hit the bottom of the lake before the intro was finished.

To avoid needing to do any of this when there traffic on a bridge unbuckle and roll down windows while on the bridge

Headrest spikes are designed to break the window in an emergency.

Infographic show: *Shows how to get out of a car that only has 30 seconds to get out* Video: *More than 8 minutes and it doesn't tell you right away*

alright guys, imma head out I’ll test this theory and let you guys know if it works!

This sounds terrifying especially with small kids in the sinking car.😨

*Ahhhh, just in time. You know im actually sinking right n*

Funny thing is when this actually happens none of us will remember this

I read in an old survival guide that you should make your first instinct to be to open the door immediately, if you know you're heading for water then your best hope for a quick escape is to get your door open before you hit the water.

My anxiety: *"eh, I'll give him a break for today"* RU-vid: *"what if you were in a sinking car though"*

I've had countless nightmares of sinking in cars. It's one of my fears. Thank you so much for this video 🙏

I wonder who's the bad guy: 1:17 Yeah I could have guessed that.

I was trapped in a sinking vehicle when I was 4 years old. The crash took my father's life. If it wasn't for a Ski patroller who witnessed the accident and dove into the water swam down and pulled me out... Well I wouldn't be here to tell you all about it.

I remember being discombobulated once on a mountain with lots of lakes and then I drove my car through a rail and straight into a lake. This video is what let me live on. Thank you info graphic

"Tall lanky being with huge red eyes......." Sounds like me when I miss Infographics upload.

Here’s what you need to do: just stop driving on bridges There just saved you 8 minutes

That's helpful but... *What if I can't swim* ?

Thank you Infographics Show for the tips !

I quicksaved before I fell in the water, Therefore I'd just load back.

survival can be narrowed down to "The will to stay alive without panicking, deep breaths, and some thinking"

I've been stuck in a vehicle when it was sinking we used the headrest to the driver's seat at the corner of the window and hit it and it caused the window to shatter

Love this episode on mixing urban legends/myths in the telling of a factual and helping info! Make the intro very captivating

Love the content keep it up brother

Me: (Having a test today) Should I watch the new video? My brain: *Just do it!*

Me: I haven’t heard of a sinking car Infographics show: educating me on this Me: I finally learned something

I love that you referenced that older video I love this

another great one!!

I immediately started looking for videos like this after seeing the Baltimore Bridge collapse. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but I wanna know if there's a way out.

Infographic Show: explains urban legend in detail Me: sorry, my car is sinking here

This channel is so informative

Love this Channel

5:41 me: DID HE JUST THROUGH A CHILD THROW A CLOSED WINDOW

Loki: We have a sinking car Me: We have a small hammer

This video was very helpful thank you.😁😀😊👍

I love this channel it’s so cool!

I've died after 4 minutes of watching this video when it actually starts telling me what to do.

"no one is stronger than water" - Hafthor Bjornsson "hold my beer"

thats such a great tip! thank you!

I love this channel💯

Last time i was this early Burger king was a prince

When your so early that self promoters and bots are everywhere 😥

Helpful video

I’m watching this while in a sinking car Thanks Infografics show!

i sometimes like to like my own comment to get the ball rolling

Tip that might save a life: Most head tests have a point on the metal rod if you remove them. This is to break the window in an emergency.

Thanks man

Thank you for possibly saving my life in the future.

this is scaring me :(

Well I don't have to worry about that since we bigfoots never even drive anyway

great video

Also, you can pull out the head cushion of your seat and use the two prongs/stands of the cushion to break the window if you don't have a tool. They are actually designed with the tip pointy and flat so that it can break a window with ease.

Why am I wasting time watching this when on the rare occasions when I leave my apartment I just walk to where I'm going?

I’m watching this while I’m in traffic on a bridge

I love your transition from fantasy to reality.

I have a reoccurring nightmare of being driven off a high place into a river so this is of Great Comfort- also mentions of my favorite cryptid bless.

Wait until the pressure equalizes then simply open the door.

Tip When breaking the window hit the sides it's a lot weaker than the middle

NICE DUDE

After what happened in Mombasa, Kenya..this video could not have come at a better time ✔️✔️

Who is on a ‘Lifesaving’ tour by The Infographics. You know just in case ;) Can’t be the only one

"for a wolf to survive its gotta chew off its own leg" -Dunn BF4

Lawd that was riveting! I was literally on the edge of my seat praying the little info graphic man would make it out alive! Plus I learned a lot to. Look for bubbles, pressure on the door and window equalizes once it's full of water, and u get more oxygen In ur last breath as the car fills with water.

Thanks searched when sinking and it saved me

Ye I wouldn’t recommend carrying tools like a hammer in your car in the UK, police would not be happy

I really did not want to watch this. Then I though: just in case...

The headrest in most cars today are easy to take off and have the long metal arms to help you break a window in this exact kind of case

Love how the beginning started with West Virginia the state I live in

Anybody else sweating when watching this because imagining this scenario is stressful? No? Just me? ok bye!

Dont forget to breath out when you accend so you dont burst your lungs with the expanding air

Never been in this situation, but have been 'prepped' for it since a younger age. Also always have something nearby that can break the window if necessary. Other than that and other tips (those mentioned in this video mostly) I've also practiced holding my breath, and free diving and snorkeling etc. from a young age. May not be enough depending on specifics, but I've long felt pretty well prepared for things like this.

Almost scrolled past this these 8 minutes could prolly help me some day

Wow thats easy... just drink the sea dry🤭🐟

Just call mors mutual insurance and you’ll respawn at the hospital

Another thing you can use to break a window is the head of a car seat (usually only the front ones come out) because in a lot of cars they are removable

Point Comfortable, that’s great

*How do people drown why can’t you just breathe*

just use your windshield wipers, you’ll be fine :)

I have so much respect for the channel now. They got rid of that really terrible narrator from the past, and they don’t blast ads in your face like everybody else.

i always carry sumt with a glass breaker and seatbelt cutter for this exact reason, keeping a seatbelt cutter close to you in a car can save you valuable seconds getting people free (not everyone in the car might be calm enough to think about they're seatbelts) also in the event of a crash the cars body is typically deformed and you may not be able to rech the button to unbuckle yourself... so thats my tip

Car: Sinking Me: bout to beat my meat 🥩

I have a tactical knife with a window breaker on it. I’m pretty confident

This is such a scary situation I hope nobody has to use this and if you do I hope it works out well

I watched an old top gear video in which Richard Hammond tried the trick of waiting for equal pressure and it didn't work (he was in a controlled environment). He only got out of the car on a different attempt by opening the door the minute he hit the water.

For many cars the headrests can be used to break windows in case of emergencies, though it isn't true for every vehicle. The tools are of course better but it's a idea in case you are ever in that situation.

Actually been through this, not off a bridge however. But yeah this video brought back some scary memories

This scenario has been on my mind for years and I pretty much know what I should do but I'm so scared that if it ever does happen I'll freeze and forget everything.

Fun fact : the piece where you place your head against while driving is made for breaking windows you can easily take it out and with the 2 iron rod you can break the window easily

it's worth noting that cars do have an in-built windo breaker. The headrests. Pull the headrest out of the seat and use the pointy-end of the metal bars that hold it into the seat to smash the window. Also remember that cars with electric windows, the electric windows will probably still work for a few seconds after the car has hit the water. The car's computer will short out almost immediatly but even on mondern cars, the electric windows aren't connected to the drive computer.

My brain: U need to watch this Me: I CANT SWIM IM DED

This is all situational. No matter what get out of the car some how, or die. In a situation where you are in fairly calm water and lets say, not knocked out. Yes roll the window down, you might experience a initial in flow of water rushing. As long as you are in calm water, not fast moving water. In fast moving water, the situations can vary but again as long as you are not knocked out obviously. Get out of the car, fast moving water could be dangerous for rolling down your window at first. If you are completely submerged and sinking/ sunk to the bottom of the body of water/ river bed. Open the door if possible or break the window if it cannot be rolled down.

Your headrest can also be used to break the window using the metal post that goes down into the slot.

Downloaded this vid just in case

Infograpbic nice

I'd use the metal seat belt buckle to smash the window. They are designed to smash if hit in the corner so go for one of the 4 corners to make it easier

I distinctly remember Adam Savage's advice from Mythbusters: KEEP A COMMERCIAL GLASS BREAKER IN YOUR CAR. I sometimes find my headrests are difficult to remove, so having a glass breaker as a backup puts me at ease.