by 1965Cobra427 » Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:58 pm
[quote="Karl"]
[quote="bolus"]
Another on the Mini. pull twice on the inside handle to open a locked door. Most people pull once and then keep on pulling harder until the handle breaks
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All BMWs. What did these people do when cars didn't have this convenience function at all, and you had to manually unlock them? Did they just sit there holding the handle? Were a lot of people getting stuck in their cars in the 1980s?
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Most cars I drove in those days the door would open with a single pull on the inside handle, locked or not. The lock only prevented opening from the outside. The double pull is obviously to protect us from ourselves accidentally opening the door when it is locked. Sort of a 'nanny state' thing.
[quote="Karl"]
[quote="bolus"]
Another on the Mini. pull twice on the inside handle to open a locked door. Most people pull once and then keep on pulling harder until the handle breaks
[/quote]
All BMWs. What did these people do when cars didn't have this convenience function at all, and you had to manually unlock them? Did they just sit there holding the handle? Were a lot of people getting stuck in their cars in the 1980s?
[/quote]
Most cars I drove in those days the door would open with a single pull on the inside handle, locked or not. The lock only prevented opening from the outside. The double pull is obviously to protect us from ourselves accidentally opening the door when it is locked. Sort of a 'nanny state' thing.