Date: 14 Dec 2001 20:26:46 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: EMT's - question for you
VIKINGMAN <saabnopsamlixnet._nospam_dk> pressed random keys until the following was produced: > <davehinznopsamcop.net> skrev i en meddelelse > news:3c199be6$0$30978$272ea4a1nopsam.execpc.com... >> I can't cite any studies, just personal experience, and I haven't taken >> a survey of who has, and has not, locked their doors when we come to > extricate >> them, - but - a locked door certainly has a better chance of staying shut, >> and that's a good thing. The door being locked, won't slow us down *at >> all*. > Hi Dave. > I cannot tell you about studies either, but I know for a fact that car doors > in general stays shot in accidents. I can think of about 5% to 10% of the calls I've been to, where they didn't, but those were all pretty severe. We had one where the driver (stolen car...) was actually wrapped in the door; so that one had obviously opened (lateral collision, high speed, into a large tree). Given that he had stolen the car and was in a high-speed chase, I bet it's safe to assume he had neither locked his door, nor was he wearing his seat belt. But, that's an example of a door that probably would have popped even if it had been locked; you slam a person into it, from the inside and at a high rate of speed, it may pop. All I'm saying is that the door being locked (latching the latch, as it were) improves the chances of the latch not releasing when you don't want it to. > Here in Europe we don't have (don't > need) automatic locking doors. This means that in 99% of all accidents, the > doors were unlocked. They are still, however, still shot after accidents! Most are, I agree with that. And, I'm not necessarily a fan of automatic door locks; it seems like just something else to go wrong (my God, I sound like my father!). Dave
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