fire extinguisher safety
02-18-2003 | 07:12 PM
#21
NinJA
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From: WISCONSIN
Originally posted by Level_7
A fire extinguisher is somewhat useless...what are you going to do if your engine catches on fire - get out of the car, get your fire extinguisher, open the hood and put out the fire? No, you'd try and get as far from the car as possible.
If you're getting a fire extinguisher just for the "damn, my 106hp DX is too dangerous to drive around in so I need one of these" effect, then fine, but otherwise its a waste of time, money, effort, and is more dangerous than not having one.
A fire extinguisher is somewhat useless...what are you going to do if your engine catches on fire - get out of the car, get your fire extinguisher, open the hood and put out the fire? No, you'd try and get as far from the car as possible.
If you're getting a fire extinguisher just for the "damn, my 106hp DX is too dangerous to drive around in so I need one of these" effect, then fine, but otherwise its a waste of time, money, effort, and is more dangerous than not having one.
Some people, like myself, put so much sweat and literally blood into our cars. I, personally, put it into the engine work. By what you just said, you don't seem like one of those persons.
Ask anyone who puts hard work into their cars and they will say the same. Every nut and bolt was torqued downed by these very hands typing the post right now. I have no sponsors, I have no generous parents. I pay for everything.
I'm not stupid though, if I know that the fire is too much for me to handle then I will let it be, but there ain't no way in hell am I letting my car burn and melt without putting up a fight. Of course, I don't expect you to understand that.
02-18-2003 | 08:25 PM
#22
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frank from canada
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Originally posted by Level_7
A fire extinguisher is somewhat useless...what are you going to do if your engine catches on fire - get out of the car, get your fire extinguisher, open the hood and put out the fire? No, you'd try and get as far from the car as possible.
If you're getting a fire extinguisher just for the "damn, my 106hp DX is too dangerous to drive around in so I need one of these" effect, then fine, but otherwise its a waste of time, money, effort, and is more dangerous than not having one.
A fire extinguisher is somewhat useless...what are you going to do if your engine catches on fire - get out of the car, get your fire extinguisher, open the hood and put out the fire? No, you'd try and get as far from the car as possible.
If you're getting a fire extinguisher just for the "damn, my 106hp DX is too dangerous to drive around in so I need one of these" effect, then fine, but otherwise its a waste of time, money, effort, and is more dangerous than not having one.
but then i guess its different if you smacked your car in an accident and anything can happen (just like in the movies) or something but i don't think cars explode right away when they catch fire especially with normal driving....... wouldn't that be funny. you're cruising along the interstate on a road trip and then all the sudden you see cars here and there e very hour or so just exploding and popping up like popcorn...
02-19-2003 | 06:47 AM
#23
mcc racing
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From: Southern New Jersey
it MAY be illegal....
when i went to figth my nitrous kit ticket in court (and won) i did a LOT of research... this is ALL NJ BASED LAW...
there IS a statute about it beign illegal to transport compressed tanks that are NOT DOT approved in the car... you can carry ANY small (small being defined as something rediculous like less than 250lbs) compressed container (dive tanks, fire extinguishers, nitrous oxide bottles etc..) providing they carry a DOT number.. MOST do.. NOT all.. there IS an extra provision to that law that accounts for VERY smal things NOT needing a number (spray paint cans, spray cleaners..) so the size may matter a LOT... like if it were small enough MAYBE it would NOT need one BUT im just saying i would NOT make the blanket statement that ALL are legal in the car....
when i went to figth my nitrous kit ticket in court (and won) i did a LOT of research... this is ALL NJ BASED LAW...
there IS a statute about it beign illegal to transport compressed tanks that are NOT DOT approved in the car... you can carry ANY small (small being defined as something rediculous like less than 250lbs) compressed container (dive tanks, fire extinguishers, nitrous oxide bottles etc..) providing they carry a DOT number.. MOST do.. NOT all.. there IS an extra provision to that law that accounts for VERY smal things NOT needing a number (spray paint cans, spray cleaners..) so the size may matter a LOT... like if it were small enough MAYBE it would NOT need one BUT im just saying i would NOT make the blanket statement that ALL are legal in the car....