Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site auvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!ihnp4!alberta!auvax!martin From: martin@auvax.UUCP (Don Martin) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: new Flame topic: door locking Message-ID: <310@auvax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 1-Feb-84 22:21:21 EST Article-I.D.: auvax.310 Posted: Wed Feb 1 22:21:21 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Feb-84 05:24:06 EST References: <307@clyde.UUCP> <2453@rabbit.UUCP> Organization: Athabasca U, Edmonton Lines: 23 I've just got to get in on this one! Having been an ambulance attendant in a small town that is close to a major highway, I've seen my share of MVA's. We always carried a small tool shaped somewhat like a mountain climbers ice pick. One good `tap' at a corner of any window other than the front and the whole window collapses. Also, in most accidents of a serious nature on the highway, the frame etc. is bent so badly that doors won't open anyway. That said, the argument that locking the doors will ensure that the occupants stay in the car because the doors won't open doesn't make a lot of sense. If a person cares enough to lock their door then they obviously care enough to do up their seatbelts. Therefore the the reason to lock the doors is to ensure that they stay closed and do not allow anything to enter the car if you roll. It would be rather uncomfortable if while you were strapped into your rolling car, your door opened and a tree came through. Don Martin (auvax!martin)