suicide door
Backward-opening car door
A suicide door is a car door hinged at the rear edge rather than the front, opening toward the back of the vehicle.
The name comes from the danger: if the door opens while moving, wind catches it and flings it wide, potentially pulling occupants out.
Common on cars through the 1930s, they fell from favor for safety reasons but appear on some modern luxury vehicles as a styling choice.
Swinging joint hardware
- pivotPoint of rotation
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- latchDoor-securing catch
- handlePart for gripping
frame · panel · entry · exit · access · B-pillar · pillarless
Premier British automaker
- Lincoln ContinentalFord luxury automobile
- chauffeurProfessional hired driver
- limousineStretched luxury automobile
- valetPersonal servant or parker
curbside · red carpet · VIP · prestige · bespoke · coachbuilt · elegance · high-end
Old collectible automobiles
- 1930sFourth decade, twentieth century
- 1940sFourth decade, twentieth century
- gangster eraPeriod of organized crime dominance
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
hotrod · restoration · collector · antique · nostalgia · prewar · custom · chrome
Forced removal from somewhere
- fall riskDanger of tumbling
- traffic collisionRoadway vehicle crash
- child safetyGuarding minors from harm
- pinch pointNarrowing hazard area
hinges
Swinging joint hardware
handle · frame · panel · entry · exit · access · B-pillar · pillarless
Rolls-Royce
Premier British automaker
- Lincoln ContinentalFord luxury automobile
- chauffeurProfessional hired driver
- limousineStretched luxury automobile
valet · curbside · red carpet · VIP · prestige · bespoke · coachbuilt · elegance · high-end · exclusive
classic cars
Old collectible automobiles
- 1930sFourth decade, twentieth century
- 1940sFourth decade, twentieth century
- gangster eraPeriod of organized crime dominance
prohibition · hotrod · restoration · collector · antique · nostalgia · prewar · custom · chrome · streamline
ejection
Forced removal from somewhere
- fall riskDanger of tumbling
- traffic collisionRoadway vehicle crash
- child safetyGuarding minors from harm
oncoming traffic · pinch point · safety latch · warning · precaution