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This isn't true for any modern car. Even my 2006 VAG shitbox has a double locking feature, where locking the doors from the outside disables the handles on the
by ferongr 3y ago
This isn't true for any modern car. Even my 2006 VAG shitbox has a double locking feature, where locking the doors from the outside disables the handles on the interior and the unlock switches.
- hotpotamus 3y agoWhat? Do they double as prisoner transport vehicles? I'd keep one of those safety hammers in my car if it had such a system.
- ferongr 3y agoIt's a pretty standard feature here in Europe. In any case, if you've locked the doors from the outside, there should be no reason for the internal handles or unlock switches to be operational.
- hotpotamus 3y agoWhat if there's someone in the car?
- ferongr 3y agoDon't leave a person in the car.
- hotpotamus 3y agoI mean, I tell myself not to lock my keys in my car, but it has happened on occasion. Do you think you'd be able to escape your car if locked in? I feel like I may be able to kick my way out or otherwise break a window, but I'm not completely sure of that.
- brokenmachine 3y agoYou use the headrest for that. Vehicle headrests are deliberately detachable so the metal prongs can be used to break the window.
- hotpotamus 3y agoI'm skeptical, but that may be the case in Europe. It does not seem to be in the US https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/car-headrests-emergency-escape/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/car-headrests-emergency-es...
- toast0 3y agoI guess Europeans never stop in at a store real quick while someone is in the car, and lock the doors while in the store? Really, disabling the inside handles when there could be a person inside the car sounds like a deathtrap.
- ferongr 3y agoDon't leave a person in the car.
- toast0 3y agoOk, so I'm on a longer drive, and a passenger falls asleep, but I need to stop and go to the restroom. Should I a) force them to wake up and either leave the car or be in charge of the door locks b) leave them asleep with the doors unlocked c) trap them in the car? Of course, I understand Europe also likes to have keyed both sides deadbolts, so I guess you always need to check if everyone inside the house has a working key before locking the door when you leave too?
- brokenmachine 3y agoJust leave the key in the car?