Just curious if you lock you car doors as you drive?sometimes I don't, sometimes I do. What about you?
Do You Lock Your Car Doors When You Are Driving?
ozbaragan on 15/10/2020 - 21:35
Last edited 15/10/2020 - 23:16
Last edited 15/10/2020 - 23:16
Poll Options
- 255Yes
- 367No
- 95Only When I remember
- 428Auto lock
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get an OBD II auto door lock.
Thanks for suggestion mate, don't know such a thing exists!
linky please?
It was definitely a habit in our previous car.
Seatbelt <-> Lock doors.
Normally no. Only when I'm in a sketchy area.
no one mess with One punch man
Yes
Yes at night usually. I have been mistaken as an Uber far too many times. Interesting enough I've had Uber drivers come introduce themselves too. Seems I give off that vibe.
Or you drive a car popular with Uber drivers perhaps
Nah 2 door which makes it really unusual.
had Uber drivers come introduce themselves too.
Why? just friendly chats whilst waiting?
I thunk a good video idea! Someone drives up to the client with some luxury car/a lambo (they get excited),
then shortly after a shitbox like mine comes and parks behind the lambo which is the actual driver :D
You must have that Uber driver look about you
I find Auto lock is essential when driving through Los Santos.
Bruh
No CJ not again!
Yeah I often have trouble with Ballas just a block.away from Grove Street particularly.
Have never locked my car doors when driving.
My auto lock, before I had auto lock, I lock it manually out of habit.
OP, what triggered your question? got spooked?
Lockdoors = suburb in [‘woodridge’,’kingston’,’inala’]
at night or when i see a dodgy looking fella.
:( middle of the day on lunch break in CBD. Had a takeaway lunch walking my way between cars at lights and notice a woman quickly punch the lock on her car whilst watching me.
I knew then that "I" was that dodgy-looking fella.
(Brown skin + beard + tall/broad… & wearing an overcoat = boogeyman apparently)notice a woman quickly punch the lock on her car whilst watching me
With all due respect, how did you know so vividly?
Btw, it wasn’t me who neg your comment.
Middle of the road, was crossing and waiting for opportunities to cross… Not at the lights but about 20m before (think CBD crossing) so had to watch and weave between cars when it was clear.
Dunno why the negs but true story.
I remember it vividly as that hasn't happened to me before…. Just like when someone experiences something strange for the first time.
something similar happens to me with elderly asian women. sometimes they cross the road when they see me on the footpath.
when i see dead people, in general
Only when there is something dodgy looking outside the car. Eg late night, rough area. Drunks spilling out of a pub, someone road raging etc.
My brother lives in Europe and where he lives its illegal for cars to be locked when in motion.
Auto Lock Functions are not installed in new cars sold.
Apparently its in case you have an accident etc and need to get out of the car quickly.
Aren't they meant to detect an accident and unlock automatically?
I think the rules are in place for cars that would otherwise not have the feature.
But yes, i know mine does if airbags go off, doors will unlock
We need one that auto registers for insurance when AEB/airbags go off.
Most cars, will open when you pull the lever twice (1st pull unlocks, 2nd pull opens)… unlike the older cars, where you need to pull the "knob" up.
WRC Rallye Monte Carlo (drives off cliff) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfgtins1HC8
😬Where in Europe? Never heard of such things
Absolutely keep the doors locked. I've had a couple of occasions where some crazy has tried to get in the car while stopped at lights, etc.
Depends which Suburb I am driving.
Don’t, but reading this I should. Did have some loony open my door once when I was idling waiting for someone.
Continuation of the sad erosion since we never bothered to lock the back door of the house when I was growing up….
Our i30 auto-locks when driving which is a feature every car should have these days. Our Outlander, I have to lock on my own each time when driving, but it auto-unlocks when putting the gearshift in to park.
Only when some road rager looks to be exiting their car.
Always. A friend had a young guy jump into her car at a traffic light, wanting a lift to the other end of town. Fortunately, she's quite strong and used to dealing with people, and he was cheekier rather than aggressive, so she made him get out.
This was in the Adelaide CBD, so can happen anywhere.
I always lock the doors as I grew up in country where car-jacking and theft was quite common, so it is second nature.
My wife on the other hand wants to have the doors unlocked so that if we are in an accident someone can open the doors from the outside
Used to until I read about some dude who had an accident and his car caught fire and no one could open any of the doors to pull him out. By the time someone had fetched something to smash a window the car was an inferno and well beyond the point of no return for the poor dude.
I don't really see the need for it most of Australia, given carjackings are so rare. However, it's good to practice caution when driving through some potentially rougher parts of town
It's a bit like wearing a seatbelt. Major collisions are very rare but the effort to risk offset ratio is still very much in favour of locking doors.
Eh, depends on the car. If your doors won't auto unlock I'd argue the risk of dying in a crash because you locked the doors is worse then having your car stolen (because you've presumably got insurance and can just replace the car)
But someone could jump in your back seat and scare the crap out of you causing you to discharge in your pants. During the commotion, you lose control momentarily and swerve wildly.
Although no one was hurt, everyone is looking at your car and the cop asks you to step out of your vehicle. Of course, the brown stuff runs down the side of your pants and onto your shoes. Every notices but doesn't say a word.
Thirty years later, you wake up in a cold sweat after reliving the moment one too many times. You go downstairs to grab a cold drink to calm your nerves but lo and behold, the cold sweat drips on the stairs and you almost break your neck on the fall.
You call a cab to take you to the nearest hospital as you suspect you may have broken a rib or two. In the hospital, you come across a throng of sickly people and you catch what they've got, potentially a deadly virus. Thankfully, it was just a bruise but you did catch a cold that forces you to stay home all week.
You eventually recover from the cold as you're an otherwise fit individual apart from your constant sleep interruptions.
See how much time you've wasted reading all that? You could have saved yourself the read if you've just locked the doors.
It's not just car jackings. Leave your purse or laptop in the passenger seat while stopped at a traffic light and some dude on a scooter may open and snatch your stuff riding away before you can react. In traffic good luck catching a scooter.
My vehicle automatically detects presence of driver profile and adjusts seat, driving mode, temp, radio, and of corse, locks doors.
My vehicle allows one to drive somewhere. Everything else is optional… including seatbelts.
Yours sounds like a robot.hmmm, of corse, of corse
Drive an old car that doesn't auto lock so don't typically lock the car doors but I will if I'm out late at night. A previous car was a white Ford Fairmont and couldn't drive that around at night and not lock the doors, too many times a drunk would mistake me for a taxi at the lights and try and get in.
When we lived in Perth, I always used to lock my doors as soon as I got in the car, whether at home, the shops, at work etc. I also had my car remote set up so that pressing the button only opened the driver's door, you had to press it a second time to open the other doors. It was quite common at one stage for lowlifes to hang around shopping centre carparks, and - as many women tend to put their handbag on the passenger side seat or floor - they would wait for a woman to get into her car, open the passenger door and grab the handbag and run. Also happened on a number of occasions when a female driver stopped at traffic lights etc. I always put the handbag strap around the driver's seat buckle before doing my seat belt up anyway, just in case (yes, I know, I'm paranoid LOL).
Now we live in rural Tasmania, so I don't tend to lock the doors so much unless I'm using some of the bigger shopping centres and/or carparks in the city.
Always. I also always back into my driveway.
I know a person that presses the central locking button whenever a dodgy person walks by, even though their car auto-locks. Of course everyone can hear it, so I really wonder why no one has kicked in a window in retaliation. Such a mean thing to do to another human being.
It is really difficult to break a modern car window. https://youtu.be/TWzUh53H_VU?t=111
No one is going to punch or kick it in. You need sintered glass or similar rock. Sledge hammer works too. Not many people carry those around.
cops never have a problem doing it
I have had a drunk guy at 3am try to get into my car while I was waiting at the traffic lights. Auto locking is a very good thing to have.
Yes Yes Yes - PLEASE lock your doors and tell all your daughters / wife / girl friends even sons to lock theirs too…
Since the first week I was driving I've had over 17 people try to jump into my car. Mainly at traffic lights. Often at night.
It was most common when I was younger (single female in a 4 door car - where 17+ times it happened). I stopped counting at 17 instances.. however it was less likely when I moved to a coupe (3 times I think?) and not yet in my SUV. But the thought and what-ifs is so horrifying. Every time it happened I was alone in my car.The first time (I'd had my very first ever car not even a week), I had 3 older boys at a bus stop try every single one of my doors whilst I was stopped at a traffic light. It was 10am in the morning. I was in a 'good' suburb.
So Please, lock your doors and tell others to too.
17 times? Wow that's scary, was it in high crime areas or all random? My wife has just started driving, it gives me relief to know our car has auto lock.
Was that 4 door car a yellow Falcon?
Sydney cabs don't have a standard colour, unlike melbs.
Ah didn't realise where she lives; pretty sure that legislation is gone from Melbourne as well anway.
What about Cyclist and Motorcyclist?
Always, always, always lock your bicycle while riding it.
I don't because I keep on forgetting. I think everyone should lock the door because there is a lot of crazy out in the world.
sometimes I don't, sometimes I do
Then put that as an option in the poll!
I do, depending on the situation.What was the name of that serial killer who would only kill people if he walked up and found their front door unlocked? If the door was locked he took it as a sign that he wasn't being invited in to kill them. I know serial killers and random car killings are unlikely, but a lot of unlikely things have happened to me so far in life. Being stabbed to death by a lunatic sounds about right.
Dick Chase (no joke). A cannibal and a necrophile (or the other way around). Charming guy.
I have the option of auto-lock which I have disabled, also not afraid of car jacking as my car is insured. A good reason why not to lock your car doors is that in a case of collision(God forbid) when immediate extraction of the passengers from the vehicle is required, It could be difficult to open the doors, even for emergency services.
No. I grew up in South Africa where driving is crazy dangerous - it truly is. Perth is basically like Noddyland in comparison and I refuse to live my life in fear.
No. If someone wanted to take my car I'd stop them. I play baseball once in a while, but not really. I never bothered taking the gear out because you never know when you might want to have a few swings.
I do electrical engineering design. I have a 1.5m long sample of HV cable in my car. It's pretty heavy and if you got hit with it upside your noggin you'd know about it. Not that I would ever know as it's just a sample of my trade.
Mercedes has that feature… IDK about all cars but all the ones I've driven, yes
A180 2019. E320 2003 and E350 2009.
Wow, I'm quite surprised by the number of yes responses. I almost never lock my car doors. I live in inner city Sydney. I've never had anyone try to jump in my car in around 28 years of driving. Mind you if they did they would find a fairly large guy, going "can I help you?". There's nothing valuable in the car, I carry very little cash, and the car itself is not particularly valuable or desirable. If they pulled a knife or a gun, I would not fight them. I have insurance for that and for accidents. And when they were caught, I'm sure they would go to jail for a long time.
The only incident among people I know was a relative who had her handbag snatched out of her car in Redfern, when stopped at the lights near the railway station. So because of that I try to lock the doors if there's a female occupant with a handbag and it's so-so area. And I do try and explain why I'm locking the doors before doing so, rather than say just locking the doors and saying "you're locked in here with me now" and smiling creepily!
I suspect, unfortunately, that this may be yet another problem that falls more on women than on men. Especially if they're the only person in the car.
If in Broadmeadows (VIC), then yes.
Just a natural habit like putting on seatbelt just comes naturally after years of driving… Plus it is safety for me driving on my own… just like a habit to lock my door whenever I leave my car..
Honestly never even considered it.
With my current car I wouldn't want to. Wouldn't be able to get out if there was an accident or something.
Never.
Mine auto locks on speed (20 km/h) or the other setting is to intimate lock once you shift out of P.
I remember growing up my parents never locked the doors of their cars (even parked on the street) or our house for that matter (lived out of town).
They just never kept anything of value in there and figured there would be more damage ($) if the person had to break in to check. Dad even kept a $20 in the glovebox, so if some junky did break in they would move on quickly instead of pulling the stereo to pieces.
How times have changed. Personally I never lock the doors.. I figure if someone really wanted to car-jack you the would come equipped to bust out the window.
I find auto-locking doors very disconcerting. What's to stop a car rolling into a body of water (it doesn't detect/register as an accident), the water short out the electronics and the auto-locked doors prevent bystanders from rescuing the occupants (unconscious) or kids? If you think that will never happen read this.
Found out my car locked all the doors when I closed the boot…the hard way…
My keys were in the boot…
Sounds like you had a fight with your car and is locking you out and giving you the silent treatment.
I lock mine when stopping in dodgy areas.
Risk of someone opening my door and causing drama: I won’t deny it is a possibility…… but I think I’m more likely to be struck by lightning. Never had anyone open my door. Don’t suspect I ever will.
Risk of being in an accident and needing quick, unhindered access - maybe with head injury, delirious? Reasonable risk. Car accidents happen all the time.
On balance… I’ll lock it only when I roll up to someone suspicious. Otherwise staying unlocked.
Of course, I’m a man, and I think the risk is much higher for a female.
Interesting that people who have never experienced a stranger trying to get into their car think a serious car accident is far more likely.
I have never driven into a lake, I have been in a car when someone tried to open the door.
Probably country/city divide. In the country a single car accidents are far more common, while in the cities there are more desperate people.
Same. The first thing I do now is lock all doors when I get in.
When entering dodgy areas family always hears a click in my car :P
I do. My mum taught me to do it if driving at night, and I just got into the habit of always doing it. I work late though so it makes sense to always lock the doors.
In Sydney, only if I'm in a dodgy area or see someone sketchy. In Newcastle, everywhere.
When I remember I generally go by the rule of doors locked when driving at low speeds where I might stop at traffic lights etc to avoid car jacking. Doors unlocked when freeway/high speed driving so that if I’m in an accident and need medical attention it’s easier for responders. I developed this habit driving older vehicles where you physically had to unlock the door even if you wanted to get out yourself.
I’m not as consistent with locking doors now as I was when living near and driving around Sydney Uni, where at the time it was common for people to jump in front of slow moving vehicles, then when you stop try and grab whatever you had on the front seat. Didn’t happen to me but did to others I know and someone tried with me once but the door was locked.
I probably should be more consistent though as there have been several cases of carjacking on the Gold Coast where I live now.
I don't know whether the doors lock on my car automatically. I've never had anyone desperate enough to want to get out without waiting for me to stop.
when I used to drive through Redfern and often be stopped at the red light outside Redfern train station I once saw a local youth run up to a stopped car in front of me, open the passenger door and steal the lone woman driver's handbag
I read that was not uncommon there
after that I always pressed down my central locking button if I was approaching that area
otherwise the only time I've been 'raided' in stopped traffic was years ago when some WEIRD Uni-101-looking youths who looked like they were on drugs jumped out of the car beside mine and used a crayon or something to scrawl on the side of my car - most of that was very difficult to remove
Yes when driving, not when parking or at home or on holidays, usually pretty long holidays.
Yes. My car isn't smart enough to auto-lock as I drive, and as pointed out by others, don't want the door to be opened by someone nefarious.
If they're that keen in going into my car and robbing me, they can get in via the sunroof.