Do you feel safer in a car with electric powered windows instead of manual cranking windows and locks?

[froggyboy604]

I feel in some dangerous situations it can be safer to have electric powered windows in a car. Most electric power windows are faster at closing the window than using manual crank car windows. If a car passenger or the driver see a criminal with a non-gun weapon like pepper spray, the passenger or the driver can more quickly close the windows by pressing on the close window button on the side of the door.

Sometimes the passenger may forgot to close the window or forget to how to close a window, panic/freeze and not close the window because of fear, or can't close the window because they are disabled like their finger or arm is broken which prevent them from cranking a manual window crank , so the driver need to use the close window buttons on the side of their driver door, a remote control or dashboard to close all windows if their car has power windows and see a criminal coming closer to their car.

Power car door locks can very quickly lock all doors by pressing on a button, so if your passengers forget to close a lock, you can close all door locks which prevent a criminal from opening car doors. Pressing the unlock button will unlock all doors which can be useful if your car is stuck on train tracks, and you and all passengers need to quickly exit a car to prevent being in a train vs car crash. Some people may freeze and panic too much, and can't find the manual car door locks.

 

[Claraviolet]

Not really.
I don't mind manually operable windows . In fact, they are good in a way.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

pros and cons, if you had to close your rear windows electric would be ideal, but when the electric fails it is costly to fix.

 

[froggyboy604]

Power Windows may also less distrating and more safe to use when a car is moving because you just need to press one button than manual crank style windows which sometimes need to be cranked many turns to fully open the windows. Some crank style manual windows also require more human muscle power because of poor design, or rusty crank window parts.

It can be less safe to steer a hand with one hand while the other hand is cranking a manual window. I think some cars just require users to click once on the open window button to fully open the window, so a driver's hands are both on the steering wheel at all time.

 

[WitchAssassin]

I think the electric windows and such are just one more thing that can go wrong on the car. I mean, they are nice to have when they are working.

 

[froggyboy604]

I been in older cars where the manual crank Windows were hard to turn open, and close with one hand. I think a weaker person may not be able to use the sticky manual Window. Not being able closed the car window fast enough can be a safety concern if a criminal decides to put his hand inside your car from a open window, and you can't manual wind up the window fast enough, and the robber unlocks your car door by pulling up the lock switch found in older cars, or press the unlock button to unlock all car door locks with cars with powered locks.

 

[WitchAssassin]

I been in oldet cars where the manual crank Windows were hard to turn open, and close with one hand. I think a weaker person may not to be able to use the sticky manual Window. Not being closed the car window fast enough can be a safety concern if a criminal decides to put his hand inside your car from a open window, and you can't manual wind up the window fast enough, and the robber unlocks your car door by pulling up the lock switch found in older cars, or press the unlock button to unlock all car door locks with cars with powered locks.

This is true. I remember some of them were hard to crank up. They probably wouldn't have a manual one to begin with. They'd just have an electric one.

 

[froggyboy604]

This is true. I remember some of them were hard to crank up. They probably wouldn't have a manual one to begin with. They'd just have an electric one.

The last car with manual window I was in had plastic handles and a small knob, and it require a lot of hand power to roll down the window. The seating position in the car was low to the floor which may of made it harder to crank the window.

Having a manual window crank can be a safety concern for some workers like police officers who carry crimimals in their car. A stronger passenger maybe able to pull off the handle bar, and use it to hit or stab a police officer on the head or neck.

 

[Grungie]

The last car with manual window I was in had plastic handles and a small knob, and it require a lot of hand power to roll down the window. The seating position in the car was low to the floor which may of made it harder to crank the window.

Having a manual window crank can be a safety concern for some workers like police officers who carry crimimals in their car. A stronger passenger maybe able to pull off the handle bar, and use it to hit or stab a police officer on the head or neck.

Tbh even if there’s a rare chance that cop cars still have manual windows, the chance of the cops getting hit by the handle are slim to none, as the criminals sit in the car handcuffed (with their hands behind their back) and there’s a barricade between the back seat and the front seat.