Road Rage incident I witnessed, and quick thinking.

[Rockwell1]

Leaving the safety of a vehicle in an incident such as this, no matter how clever you think you are, is stupid. He isn't red mush on the ground because of luck, not ingenuity.

You're welcome to your opinion but the fact remains he pulled it off. We have no idea what the guy's thought process was (for all we know he could be the next Bruce lee). WWe don't know what kind of risk accessment he did all we know is he took a gamble and it payed off.

 

[Dr. Fresh]

That is CRAZY funny , I almost choked on my coffee . now if car b would have been a toyota 4runner, instead of the door locking, they all would have popped up in the unlock position when the guy tried to lock the door with the key in . an annoying feature, but you can never lock your keys in the car .

You mean you can't lock the doors to a 4Runner when it's running? That makes no sense.

 

[RX-178]

It's my opinion that Ragnar is overstating the safety that a vehicle provides in this instance. Car windows may be strong, but they are not going to stand up to an angry human being's direct assault indefinitely.

The driver and passenger of Car A in all likelyhood did not have weapons with which to defend themselves. If the driver of Car B had broken through the driver's side window, the driver of Car A would practically be at the mercy of the enraged man.

Also, if they had simply tried to drive off, it was clear that the enraged man would have pursued. Where would they go to? If they went back to their home, the enraged driver would know where they live.

I think the occupants of Car A did the only thing they could have done to protect themselves, short of using their vehicle as a weapon on Car B's driver.

 

[Avenger]

The guy from car "B" never even looked away from screaming at the driver of "A", I don't know if "A" was doing something to keep his attention or "B" was just that focused on his "target". The passenger from "A" was outside the vehicle for maybe 3 seconds, I doubt "B" COULD have gotten around the front of "A"s car before the passenger was back inside even if "B" had seen the passenger get out.

Yeah, his expression was EPIC.....

 

[Oro]

that story makes me sad... i wish i was that smart

He he, my first thought exactly. I don't think I'd think of that door trick so fast!

 

[Max]

that's pretty cleaver and, funny. I like that.

 

[ArfinGreebly]

Modern Cars

A number of modern cars will not permit the doors to be locked if 1) the key is in the ignition, and 2) the driver's door is open.

I've tried to lock my 2004 Durango while the keys were in the ignition. Open driver's door, step down, hit the switch . . . click clack! All the doors unlocked.

Now, on our two Chrysler Town & Country vans, we had multiple incidents of locking the keys in the van while it was running. The kids locked us out more than once.

So, depending on the year, certain cars will allow the doors to be locked while car is running and the driver's door is open, but the newer you get, the less likely that is to work as desired.

 

[MisterMike]

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A number of modern cars will not permit the doors to be locked if 1) the key is in the ignition, and 2) the driver's door is open.

That's the first thing I thought of. None of the cars in our family would allow you to do this, though the Jaguar S-Type we had up to a year ago would just lock itself for no apparent reason on occasion.

I'm glad it worked out and it is kind of clever (as long as it works), but you need to use your noggin to consider whether this or simply fleeing is the better bet.

 

[Deanimator]

That's the first thing I thought of. None of the cars in our family would allow you to do this, though the Jaguar S-Type we had up to a year ago would just lock itself for no apparent reason on occasion.

Here's your "apparent reason":

Lucas Electrical

http://www.kitcar.com/articles-kitcar/humordept/lucas-prince.html

 

[gregthehand]

My 2007 F-150 won't let me lock the doors with the keys in the ignition and nobody in the seat. If someone is in the seat the door will lock. What would have been really funny would have been if he had taken the keys shut the door and locked it as he drove off. Then hit the panic button just make things more aggravating for the hot head!!

 

[Dihappy]

A bit off topic, but that reminds me of the Alarm System in my truck. If the door is opened while the vehicle is running it will shut off automatically after a few seconds.

Suppose to keep your vehicle from going far after a carjacking

 

[4thPointOfContact]

Of all the cars makes in the world, I'm only sure it wasn't one.
On my Subaru, at least, it's not possible to lock the doors and then close them while the key is in the 'ON' position.

I tried, too, because I wanted to warm up the car one frosty morning while I went back inside to grab a cup of coffee. Locking the doors and then closing them just made the lock pop open. Hitting the Lock button on the key fob won't work either.