Lincoln Continental is coming back

Calvin said:
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I know. But why are they called suicide doors? Suicide means death.
 
CrazyPaul said:
I know. But why are they called suicide doors? Suicide means death.
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From the wiki article I posted:

Suicide doors were common on cars manufactured in the first half of the 20th century.[1] In the era before seat belts, the accidental opening of such doors meant that there was a greater risk of falling out of the vehicle compared to front-hinged doors, where airflow pushed the doors closed rather than opening them further. Suicide doors were especially popular with mobsters in the gangster era of the 1930s, supposedly due to the ease of pushing passengers out of moving vehicles
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A "suicide door" is the slang term for a door hinged at its rear rather than the front.[1][2][3] Such doors were originally used on horse-drawn carriages,[4] but are rarely found on modern vehicles due primarily to safety concerns.
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