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rear doors
A suicide door is an automobile door hinged at its rear rather than the front. Such doors were originally used on horse-drawn carriages, but are rarely found on modern vehicles, primarily because they are perceived as being less safe than a front-hinged door. Being rear-hinged, if the vehicle was moving and the door opened, the driver/passenger would have to lean forward and out of the vehicle to close it. As seat belts were not in common use at that time, the risk of falling out of the car and into traffic was high, hence the name "suicide door".Initially standard on many models, later they became popularized in the custom car trade. Automobile manufacturers call the doors coach doors (Rolls-Royce and Lincoln), flexdoors (Opel), freestyle doors (Mazda), rear access doors (Saturn), or simply describe them as rear-hinged doors.
Had a Trophy for a couple of months and really enjoying it, but had a very strange incident last week and wondering if anyone else has had the same.
After a short drive home (1.5 miles max) I found that the rear doors would not open at all from the outside as if they were locked. Passenger and...
When I drive off I can hear a couple of thunks that sound like the rear doors locking automatically. I assume this is some sort of child safety locking device. Highly commendable. Except, I am not carrying children in the car. I was taught always to leave all doors unlocked when driving unless...
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