Monday, September 3, 2007
Toyota Lambo Doors : Suicide Doors:
Suicide doors are the opposite of regular doors, i.e. they open the other
way. The door hinges are moved from the front to the rear, as are the
wiring for the power locks, windows, speakers, and the dome light switch.
The latches have been moved to the front.
Where does the term “suicide doors” come from? Actually, the best answer
we could come up with, is that in the old days, these doors were prone to
open in a crash. And since this was before the time of seatbelts (and practically before the time of seats!), a driver or passenger could easily
be thrown forward, right out of the car and onto the street in an accident.
So driving a car this dangerous was said to be "suicidal." And that's where
they got the name "suicide doors”.
With the popularity of the Toyota Element and the Mazda RX-8 both of
which have suicide doors, this modification is making a come back.
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