Category Roadside & Emergency

The glass-breaking half of an escape tool may not work on your car. The seatbelt cutter blade always does. Why, and where it needs to live.

The corner of your window carries the answer. Where to look, what the marking says, and why checking each window matters before you buy an escape tool.

AAA's testing found four of six escape tools broke tempered glass; none broke laminated glass. What to check on your car before you buy one.

A gadget earns space in your kit only if you can reach it, it survives a hot or cold trunk, and it does something you cannot improvise. Here's the filter.

Which one actually gets you seen fastest in the dark? How triangles, LED beacons and flares differ, and why placement matters more than the device.