Car editor Niek Schenk answers: ‘Recessed door handles do indeed pose a safety risk. However, they usually reappear automatically as soon as crash sensors (including the airbags) detect a collision. In addition, the same risk applies to cars with regular door handles that lock automatically as soon as you drive away. Also, sometimes you can’t open the doors from the outside. Breaking a window is often the best solution in such a situation.’
By the way, in 2019 an American family sued Tesla because the car of a father of five had caught fire and the door handles did not come out. As a result, rescuers were unable to free the victim, with fatal outcome.’
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