Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And...I guess, as Rei I believe pointed out, if you need to exit said vehicle, and your exit route has one of these suicide doors, you are unlikely to be able to exit near as easily as you would if it had a "regular" door. Also, the front party, if exiting the vehicle from their "regular" door, if your suicide door was open, would probably find themselves unable to exit as easily either. Hum. Perhaps some kind of "Chinese Fire Drill" (my politically incorrect apologies to those of Chinese decent, as I don't know the original of that phrase, but it certainly describes something most know) could be conjured up with a moving vehicle that incorporated these doors... Austin > > That's kina what I visualized... > > JDF > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 12:03 PM > Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: OT - Three things to remember when you parallel > park??? - was > > > > > > > Why are they called "suicide doors?" > > > > The hinge is on the rear, and they open on the front... You > unlatch them > at > > 100MPH, and the wind takes them and throws them open, and the door pulls > you > > out of the car, hurling you into the oncoming Mack truck... Something > like > > that. > > > > Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html