Originally Posted By: Bingley
Originally Posted By: AKSAR
Learn how to open your seat belt quickly, then there should be relatively few instances when you would need to cut it. Generally on commecial airliners you lift the latch (rather than push a button as in autos).


Maybe the SAR folks on this forum can help me out here. I carry a rescue tool, but I am not sure of the circumstances under which I'd need to cut the belt. When can I expect the lock opening mechanism to fail?


This link was posted earlier:

http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2013/...or-box-cutters/
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