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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls
I can see the fire extinguisher being useful for saving your property, but when's the last time you saw a car fire?
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September 2009 in Denmark, but it was already way too far gone to fight it with tiny car extinguishers.
It could still have been possible with a 9kg / 20lbs powder extinguisher though, for someone trained to use them.
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I can't really picture a situation where the hammer or extinguisher could save your life, though.
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They certainly exist.
But in the hands of the inexperienced / unaware, car fire extinguishers have a bad habit of not working when needed.
I've seen pics with dozens of them on the pavement while people tried to rescue someone trapped in a burning car, complaining most of them simply didn't work.
The powder sorta solidifies on the bottom - or side, depending on how it's been stored for years, and unless it's kicked loose first, you'll just release the driving gas instead of the powder.
Like all powder fire extinguishers, they could do with a decent kick on the pavement before pulling the safety plug.
Angle them away for yourself when doing so.
I've put out 2 car fires - one on my own car.
Germany doesn't even require fire extinguishers.
It's a massive saving on dead weight not being carried around.
Either add mandatory fire extinguishing training to the driver education, or forget about them.