If you locked your kid in the car .. would you ....

[Chris]

my wife and I are talking about what you would do if you locked your kid in the car

we both agree smash a fuckin window that isnt near the kid

but on this msg board she reads this douche bag of a parent waited 30 minutes for someone to show up to open up her car while her child was in the car in the heat


how fucking selfish can you get?!

[Spunky]

Depends on how hot and how old and if he was suffering.If he's ok I'd call a tow truck to slim jim the door

[woj]

Originally Posted by Spunky

Depends on how hot and how old and if he was suffering.If he's ok I'd call a tow truck to slim jim the door

[Donkey Punch]

Id have my kid unlock the door.. She's 2 years 5 months.

Plenty smart enough to unlock the door, lol.

How old is your kid ?

By the way, I'd not smash a window with my kid in the car (maybe SUV).. Just too dangerous to the kid..

[After Shock Media]

infant - use on star
2yr plus and cant understand to pull lock - let him boil for darwin effect. lol

[Zuzana Designs]

unlock the car, and if that does not work smash the window !!! it cost 150 maybe for a window you can't replace your child !!!

[GooSearch]

i would call onstar and have them pop the lock

[stickyfingerz]

I havent had a car I couldnt get into yet, so wouldnt be an issue for me. I did all the unlocks at the body shop I ran that was at a dealership. Lot of dumb salesman who locked keys in cars. lol. But my wife actually did that a few months ago, but was my 2.5 year old, and she was asleep and she was parked in a shady area and wasnt that hot, so she waited 20 mins for me to get there with extra keys.

[aico]

[SARCASM]You and your wife are real problem solvers[/SARCASM]

[dogfart-movies]

i agree hmmmm

[TheDoc]

Smashing the window would be the last option..

[rowan]

I'm assuming we're talking about a toddler here, not an older child that is able to open the doors.

My car has remote central locking so it's not actually possible to lock yourself out of the car, although there's a "lock all doors" button which I guess could lock the child in if I'd left my keys in the car and they pressed it... but (a) I wouldn't be leaving my keys in the car with a child and (b) I wouldn't be leaving a child alone in there in the first place

If your windows are aftermarket tinted then smashing them should be a lot safer, since the film will stop the glass flying everywhere.

[Firehorse]

I would use the spare key I always carry in my wallet

I also never leave a child alone in the car, so it wouldn't happen.

In Australia it's also illegal to leave a child unattended in a in any form of automobile, and it's also illegal to leave your keys in the ignition if no adult is in the vehicle.

[rowan]

Originally Posted by Firehorse

I would use the spare key I always carry in my wallet

I also never leave a child alone in the car, so it wouldn't happen.

In Australia it's also illegal to leave a child unattended in a in any form of automobile, and it's also illegal to leave your keys in the ignition if no adult is in the vehicle.

I remember there being some controversy years ago when Crown Casino opened in Melbourne - addicted gamblers were leaving their children inside locked cars in the car park while they went to play the pokies.

I used to leave my daughter in the car when I went to pay for petrol but I thought about it one day, and realised that if anything ever happened to me that it may not be obvious that there's a kid stuck in my car. I have black paintwork, interior and tinting so it can be hard to see occupants without looking closely. Now, either she comes in with me, or I wait until I'm alone to fill up.

[Kevsh]

Originally Posted by rowan

I used to leave my daughter in the car when I went to pay for petrol but I thought about it one day, and realised that if anything ever happened to me that it may not be obvious that there's a kid stuck in my car.

Excellent point, I never thought of it in that way.
For me, in this day and age I just couldn't conceive leaving a child unattended in public anywhere at anytime.

But leaving a child locked in a car while you go shopping, etc. is one thing, but for a casino.. that's just fucked. Candidate for having your kids taken away.

[sirkakashi08]

just calm down and tell your kid to calm down to and instruct him to unlock the door!

[jdc]

i'll definitely break the little window on the back side...

[zeruel]

break the windshield!!! hehehe... but if your car is expensive... i dont know how would you do it... let's say for a lamborghini

[gmr324]

I always keep a spare set in a magnetic
holder stashed away under the car.
Short of Onstar or that, I agree that smashing
and replacing the window is a small price to pay.

[alby_persignup]

yeah right calm down and break the window!

[tenletters]

I have a hide-a-key on my truck.

[ClimaxXx]

My truck doesn't allow me to lock it with the keys in the ignition, so that's a start... like everyone else has said... depends on all the variables... age, temperature... How long CAA is willing to fuck the dog... If need be I'd sacrafice a window

xXx

[royaljelly2]

agreed. if its not a heat wave, that's not necessary.

[TubeTitans_SusieQ]

That's messed up you would be suprised that stupid people would do. I don't care if I had a Mercedes or BMW or lambo, any expensive car. If that's my child, I would love to replace a window

[Magix]

i had a similar situation when my friends kid got locked up in car, kid is 5 years old, we just showed him how to unlock the car and he did it, smart kid i can say

[CDSmith]

A window is replaceable, a kid... isn't. Well, you can have another kid, yes, but not the same kid. :D

That being said, I would

1) not haved left my kid or keys in the car in the first place.

2) if a major dumb moment did occur and I DID do it, I would use my spare key I keep hidden somewhere on my car, or use the spare keyless entry gizmo thingy.

3) I would find the nearst brick and smack myself in the head repeatedly for being such an irresponsible tool, enough times so's I would remember to never do it again.

4) Get a vasectomy. Parents that stupid should not have the ability to further procreate.

[lazycash]

I just call OnStar and they can remote unlock it within 10 seconds, nice feature of their service.

[cool1]

when I have a car, I have a slim jim fashioned for my car locks, hidden somewhere under it.
that way I never have to worry about locking myself out or having some car thief find the keys where they are magnetically hidden.
yes, car thieves do look for those magnetically hidden keys, but most are not smart enough to look for a slim jim.

[media]

In most states it's illegal to leave your child in the car....

[madawgz]

id probbly break the window

[JimmiDean]

CAA and AAA will drop everything and send the nearest truck real fast to members and non members at no charge.
Best route to go.

[Peaches]

Most recent (20+ years) windows are tempered and when broken, won't create fragments with sharp edges and won't flake. It would be tough to hurt a kid if breaking a window that's the furthest from them.

I bought everyone in my family a Life Hammer a few years ago which slices your seatbelt and breaks the window of you're stuck in a car. I doubt they carry it out with them though ;)

Bottom line - break the freaking window if your other option is to leave the kid in there waiting for help.

[JayDeeZee]

This happened to my brother!

He let his daughter play with his keys after he put her in. Just as he closed the door she hit the lock button on his keys.

He told her to hit the unlock button, but she was too little.

CAA dropped everything and had a guy there in 10 mins.

Luckly it wasn't too hot out.

[rowan]

Originally Posted by ADL_SusieQ

That's messed up you would be suprised that stupid people would do. I don't care if I had a Mercedes or BMW or lambo, any expensive car. If that's my child, I would love to replace a window

That reminds me of a car that was stolen a few years ago in Melbourne. Some chick left her BMW running while she dashed into a store to buy milk or ciggies or something. Her child was inside the car too. If that's not a candidate for the most stupid parental move ever, then....

(The kid was ok, the thieves freaked and left the car a couple of blocks away)

[rowan]

Ouch, I got that little story wrong. The location was Sydney, and the child did not survive.

50C = 122F

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/...561211503.html