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Carjackings and escaping children aside, is it safer to drive with your doors locked or unlocked? As I was driving back home this week, I was curious.

 

This is my worthless contribution to the board today.

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I always drive with my car locked, but then again I have an ejector seat that opens the roof and launches the entire driver's seat clear of any trouble as a parachute stabilizes my re-entry. It's all quite complicated. Really. The monkey designed it right after he figured out how to fix NASA.

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i think mine lock when I drive....

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My parents had a car that did that and it pinched my damn arm every time! :P

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So that's how it all started.

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Considering I was 24 at the time (lost my license, past discretions already discussed in this forum), I would say it started a long time before that. Then again, maybe I'm just regressing... :P

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Safety courses teach to lock them. I drive with the car door unlocked because it's a habit I developed early since one of my early cars would not open until you pulled up the knob to unlock it. My current car opens as if it was unlocked when locked, but I still keep it opened unless I'm driving in a seedy area.

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my car locks automatically after the car reaches 8mph the first time after it is started or the door is open and shut. Considering that the doors can be opened from the inside while the door is locked, it doesn't make a difference to me. As for emergency personnel entering my car after an accident, well, if its going to come down to that, i won't mind if the window gets broken to save me.

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My doors are welded shut, I slid in through the window.

 

It quicker that way when I'm running from the law.

 

YEEEEE-HAAAWWWW!!!!!

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Doors are a luxury I couldn't afford, but if I do ever spring for them, I will lock them (assuming I can afford locks)

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I lock the doors so I don't get ejected in an accident. I also lock the steering wheel so I don't go careening out of control. But I leave the hood and trunk wide open, so that if I have to do any emergency maintenance I can get to it that much more quickly.

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Locked .... Can't remember where I read it but it was something to the effect that the door is 40% stronger if locked than unlocked.

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