suicide door quesiton that i guarantee youve never heard before!

ok so my roomates asked me today... "how did suicide doors get the name..... suicide doors?or even a hood... how did they become 'suicide'?" and i sat here and thought about it and said " i dunno" ...... i kinda want to further my education on the history of this stuff... so........ LEARN ME!

because when old cars came with back doors that opened backwards, it was like suicide to open them while parked on the curb of a busy street.

I always thought they were named that due to the fact that they could blow open on the road easy and you could fall out. Thats why some of them had the safety straps on them.

I have heard they are called that because on old cars you were able to jump out of car while driving if you needed to. I guess during a shot out or something?

Originally posted by VtecCrx



I always thought they were named that due to the fact that they could blow open on the road easy and you could fall out. Thats why some of them had the safety straps on them.

\Have to give it to this guy. if the wind catches one of those doors and your holding on... your gone

The name refers to the danger of such a door being hit by another vehicle while parked at the curb, which would be catastrophic if a passenger happened to be entering or exiting the car at the time (although some erroneously claim it refers to an increased danger of the door falling open while at speed).

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=suicide+doors

afew examples of the meaning

ive always heard that if you need to jump out of the vehicle you cant because you'll hit the door and in turn die

Straight from answers.com

"The name refers to the perceived greater danger of such a door falling open at speed."

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