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In reply to the discussion: Woman Distracted by Texting Drives Her Car Into a Lake [View all]Uncle Joe
(65,329 posts)or is it still beyond their comprehension?
If the answer is yes they know how to roll down windows after you teach them, then a manual override will make a difference.
If the answer is no they can't figure it out even after your best efforts to teach them a simple concept, I would find that hard to believe as Americans have driven with roll down windows for well over a half a century.
With electric windows everything depends on the electrical system working after crashing in to the water, it only makes sense to have a backup plan B as seconds count in a sinking car.
The front of the car can be damaged enough to disable the electric system and the sides still be intact, even if the doors won't open the windows can be rolled down.
No doubt seat belts work, but they still came out with airbags, people can look in their mirrors when backing up, but they're installing rear view cameras.