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Car Door Puzzle

You know when you try to unlock a car door while the handle is being pulled and it stays locked? Does anyone know why that happens? Is it a limitation in the design of the door or is it intentional? Because it's really annoying.

Comments:
Wed, 06th Sep 2006 (21:02)

It is a design feature. I hate it to, but the countless people who have locked their keys in the car are greatfull for it. It is there so that when you flick the lock swith inside you have to close the door in a more concious way to lock it, therefore making you thing again about wether you have your keys or not.

by Jamie O'Leary
Wed, 06th Sep 2006 (21:13)

I don't know if we're talking about the same thing. When you lock a car as you're getting out you open the door, flick the lock, then slam the door as usual. It's locked, keys inside or otherwise. If there was some mechanism that required you to hold the handle out as you closed the door in order for it to lock, then that would be useful in keeping you from locking your keys inside. Then again it would probably lead to people leaving their cars unlocked by accident. In any case none of that should be relevant in the era of remote central locking.

I'm talking about when you're getting in to the car and the door refuses to unlock because you're pulling the handle. I can't see how that can be useful for anything.

by Rory
Thu, 07th Sep 2006 (08:18)

I believe that it is an intentional feature included on modern automobile's care of Dogbert. Not entirely sure why but apparently the entire economy of Japan and Detroit are based on cars having this single irritating feature.

But then I cycle everywhere and dont have this problem.

by Ronan Lowe

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