First responders also carry them for breaking car windows.

True ... a tool is just a tool ... it can be used for good or for evil ...

 

First responders also carry them for breaking car windows.

We've got a lot of canals lining the roads down here. Frequently, cars wind up in them -- many times with drowned occupants because they couldn't open their doors to escape.

It has been recommended that one keep a spring-loaded center punch handy in their vehicle in case quick egress is required.

A product idea I had was a dash-mount center punch holder for just that event. I wonder if anyone ever came up with one?

 

We've got a lot of canals lining the roads down here. Frequently, cars wind up in them -- many times with drowned occupants because they couldn't open their doors to escape.

It has been recommended that one keep a spring-loaded center punch handy in their vehicle in case quick egress is required.

A product idea I had was a dash-mount center punch holder for just that event. I wonder if anyone ever came up with one?

The popular ones are just a hammer-like device you keep under your seat or in the glove box. No moving parts. If I was going to mount it anywhere, I'd put it in the door or armrest, or above the window. It does sound like it could be a cheap thing for the OEM to include, especially in so-called "sport" vehicles that they advertise by showing them traversing streams and rolling over boulders.

 

Buses normally carry several small hammers clipped above the doors to break the windows in an emergency.