Subdeacon Joe Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Do you drive with them unlocked? I do. One less thing to worry about not working in case of a crash. Our Nissan Leaf automatically locks the doors once we get to about 25 mph. I unlock them. About the only time I lock them when driving is at a fast food drive through at night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 I like em locked. They unlock on the second pull of the inside opening lever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still hand Bill Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Safer to have them locked. I believe it helps keep them closed in a crash. Also lock as soon as you get in. security risk to have them unlocked. People can get in very quickly and disable you. Locking the door takes away the ability. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted October 27 Author Share Posted October 27 9 minutes ago, Still hand Bill said: Safer to have them locked. I believe it helps keep them closed in a crash. Also lock as soon as you get in. security risk to have them unlocked. People can get in very quickly and disable you. Locking the door takes away the ability. I've considered that. But I figure that if I have the throttle and wheel, and just a little space, I have the upper hand. 22 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: They unlock on the second pull of the inside opening lever. In theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Sounds like you’ve made up your mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 I like them locked. Mine lock upon putting it in Drive anyway. They unlock with the 1st pull of the interior door release also. I have items to knock (or shoot) the window out for escape if necessary as there is a good chance that the door will be jammed shut by a crash. As far as people trying to get into the vehicle while I'm in it, the locked doors gives me a extra few moments to assess and react to the threat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Our Suburban locks when you put it in gear. My S10 locked the same way. If you unlock the doors they relock at 25 mph. If you unlock them again then stop they will relock again at 25. I finally gave up and let them do their thing. My Mazda Miata remains as you leave them when driving. I normally leave my driver’s door unlocked but leave the passenger door locked when driving. Now my motorcycle, that’s a different matter all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish-Pat Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 This happened at my bank’s drive in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassnetguy50 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Check your manual for a sequence of steps to reprogram the vehicle. Something like key on for 5 seconds, brake twice, unlock once... I turn off the autolock and the honk when using the fob. The lights still flash to confirm the command was executed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Subdeacon Joe Posted October 27 Author Share Posted October 27 2 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Now my motorcycle, that’s a different matter all together. Does it also have automatic seatbelts? One story, not sure if it's true, some idjit capon was pushing to make it mandatory for motorcycles to have seatbelts. Kept pushing it every session and wouldn't listen to anyone. Some riders got together, rigged up a bike with a belt, got an appointment with the capon for a photo op in support of it. Chatted him up, got him on the bike and belted in, all smiles for the photo. Then they let go of the bike. Made their point nicely. 6 minutes ago, Irish-Pat said: How??? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish-Pat Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 She said her shoe came off. For some unknown reason she opened the door and put the car in reverse and backed up on the curb. No one hurt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 29 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Does it also have automatic seatbelts? One story, not sure if it's true, some idjit capon was pushing to make it mandatory for motorcycles to have seatbelts. Kept pushing it every session and wouldn't listen to anyone. Some riders got together, rigged up a bike with a belt, got an appointment with the capon for a photo op in support of it. Chatted him up, got him on the bike and belted in, all smiles for the photo. Then they let go of the bike. Made their point nicely. My daughter was 10 when I got my Harley. When she got on for her first ride, she asked where is the seatbelt? I told her it didn't have any and she had to hold onto my waist. She then asked me "What if I fall asleep?" I told her "Don't"! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 I don’t care for the automatic locking doors! I have had to extricate myself from a vehicle where the door locks were jammed. If I want it locked, I can do it myself. I hate those windows that roll all the way up and down on one touch of the buttons even more!! If you want to just open the window a little, it takes three or four tries to get it like I want it. To be honest, I’ve been spoiled by Ol’ Green, my ‘97 dually!! The windows roll up and down manually, the doors lock manually, the seats work with levers, and the tailgate only opens and closes. It’s AMAZING how little ever goes wrong with that old beast!! I wouldn’t mind if it had cruise control, but even that helps me stay alert when I’m driving! All that garbage does is make bad drivers worse!! Cars today are designed so that simpletons who should never be given a license in the first place are less likely to kill themselves or worse, someone else!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 I have a Jeep. Often as not, I don't have doors. Or windows. Or the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 i like them locked - carjackers cant have easy access , my yukon has options - lock on starting , lock when in gear , lock at speed , ive used the lock on starting option 0 but it can be a pain if you start it get out and close the door without a spare key Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 7 hours ago, Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L said: My daughter was 10 when I got my Harley. When she got on for her first ride, she asked where is the seatbelt? I told her it didn't have any and she had to hold onto my waist. She then asked me "What if I fall asleep?" I told her "Don't"! That’s funny! When I bought my Kawasaki Vulcan my wife would go for rides with me. On the first ride she looked a little apprehensive and she was asking me “what if” questions. One of her questions was “what if I fall sleep and fall off?” I told her there was no chance in that as she would be looking at all the sights and that riding bikes isn’t boring. At the end of the ride she agreed and asked when we could go again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 2 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: That’s funny! When I bought my Kawasaki Vulcan my wife would go for rides with me. On the first ride she looked a little apprehensive and she was asking me “what if” questions. One of her questions was “what if I fall sleep and fall off?” I told her there was no chance in that as she would be looking at all the sights and that riding bikes isn’t boring. At the end of the ride she agreed and asked when we could go again. My former girlfriend and i would go on rides of hundreds of miles and late into the night sometimes. She would fall asleep! When I would feel her helmet knocking against mine I knew she was asleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozark Huckleberry Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Interesting progression. First, it was ‘Back in my day, we never used to lock the back door.’ Now it’s almost to, ‘Back in my day, we used to drive through town with the doors unlocked and the windows down’ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 25 minutes ago, Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L said: My former girlfriend and i would go on rides of hundreds of miles and late into the night sometimes. She would fall asleep! When I would feel her helmet knocking against mine I knew she was asleep. My wife would fall asleep all the time, except her head went backwards! The looks from other drivers were precious. For some reason when a person starts sleeping in or on my vehicle it makes me sleepy even if I can't see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 My car locks my doors automatically, it's much smarter than I am! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 12 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Do you drive with them unlocked? I do. One less thing to worry about not working in case of a crash. Our Nissan Leaf automatically locks the doors once we get to about 25 mph. I unlock them. About the only time I lock them when driving is at a fast food drive through at night. Locked. When the door closes, I lock it. My last 2 vehicles, if the driver locked his door, all the doors locked. Prior to that, I kept the other doors locked by default. If you rode with me, then I unlocked your door and you locked it back when you got out. I've had people try to open a door on my vehicle on 3 different occasions. Once right after I got my license (driver's side door downtown in Columbus, GA- I reached under the edge of the seat with my right hand and told him that, where I come from, that was a great way to get shot), once in the '90's in Auburn (a case of a drunk on a beer run mistaking one dark blue car for another at 2 AM) and the most recent was about 12 or 13 years ago in a strip mall parking lot. The last 2 got really good looks at the business end of a 1911 or a .44 Special revolver. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 10 minutes ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said: Having worked on automobiles nearly all of my life, I can say with some certainty that the locking mechanism in a car door does NOTHING to add to the structural integrity of the latching mechanism. In most vehicles, it only prevents the door handles from working the latch. The locking mechanism won’t prevent the door latch from failing in a collision. It MIGHT keep an occupant from accidentally opening the door or prevent the outside door handle from being snagged, causing the door to open, but ejections rarely are the result of a door opening. In most cases, the occupant leaves the vehicle through a shattered window! It’s really a matter of choice, so I don’t like my doors locked and I unlock the doors as soon as I hear them lock on the one vehicle I have that locks them automatically. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 In an era of rampant carjackings, the first thing I do is lock the doors. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Makes almost as much sense as the argument of people that don't wear seatbelts because they are worried they will jam if they are in an accident. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 2 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: Makes almost as much sense as the argument of people that don't wear seatbelts because they are worried they will jam if they are in an accident. ...or that it's better to be thrown clear instead of trapped inside the wreck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Not something I bother thinking about. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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