locks only keep honest people honest. :-)
Paul Tegler ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Kotting" <ckotting@core.com>
To: "MGs" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 3:02 PM
Subject: RE: Locking doors in a convertible (WAS Re: MG X
Cars)
> As I understand it, the door lock requirement isn't a
"secure the car
> against theft" issue, its a "keep the doors closed in a
collision"
> issue, as well as a "keep some idiot from inadvertently
opening the door
> at speed" issue.
>
> I'm not saying that all US regulations are intelligent,
just that they
> all aren't TOTALLY stupid.
>
> Chris Thompson said (among other things...)
> > I'd bet the MGF would pass US crash and safety tests.
Where it may need
> > tweaking is in the US stickler for detail. I remember
when the Dodge Viper,
> > which had no roof, went up for safety approval, it
failed because it didnt
> > have door locks. Now, it had a cloth targa cover held on
with snaps that you
> > could undo in an instant, and reach in and unlock any
lock, but US safety
> > regulators wouldnt approve the car until it had door
locks.
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