Been watching a few TV programs about motorists getting car-jacked and forced into the trunk of their cars. Turns out this has happened over 1600 times in the USA alone, and 400 of those victims suffocated to death because they could not get out of the trunk till they ran out of oxygen.

Apparently all cars produced for the US market since the year 2001 are by law equipped with trunk-opening handles inside the trunk, though it is evidently possible to retrofit some older models with such a mechanism.

So, my question is, how does one go about modifying the inside of our beloved E34 Bimmer's trunk so that one would have a fighting chance of escaping if the unthinkable happened and one was locked in that trunk at gunpoint ? Has anyone tried this mod ? Given the electronic actuated trunk lock in the E34, would it be concievable that a panic-button electrical means of opening the trunk from the inside could work as well or better than a mechanical handle ?

Sorry to be morbid here, folks, but I was really shocked at the sheer number of people that have suffered this horrible fate at the hands of criminals, and I sure would like the peace of mind of knowing there would be a way out if it happened to me. Any ideas ?