Life’s full of trade-offs
“Experts” say that when you open your car trunk to load groceries, you should leave your car doors locked. That way, while you’re distracted putting things in the trunk, no one can sneak into your car.
It sounds good in practice, but I find myself doing the exact opposite. Now that I replaced my old Accord, I actually have a key remote that unlocks my doors and opens my trunk. So as I walk up to my car, I unlock the doors and pop the trunk. This way if I accidentally lock my keys in the trunk, I can open the car door and use the trunk release to get the keys.
Not that this ever happened; I’ve never locked the keys in the car or the trunk (knock on wood). But it seems prudent. The chances of my locking my keys in my truck are much, much higher than some guy sneaking into my car as I load groceries (especially now that I have a job, I don’t have to shop at the sketchy grocery store like I did while I was in college).
Even if it’s 100 times more likely that I lock my keys in the trunk than a guy sneaking into my car, I think it’s worth it. Imagine locking your keys in 100 times; now imagine a random guy getting into your car — whom you will likely see or hear anyway, since it’s hard to hide in a sedan.
Seems like a prudent trade-off. What do you think?
Eric wrote:
There’s an easier way to this problem. Get a remote with a trunk button so you can just open the trunk first.
Posted on 24-Feb-08 at 2:47 am | Permalink
Vijay wrote:
I do have the trunk release button, but the concern is, if after opening the trunk, I forget to put the remote back in my pocket and end up locking it in the trunk.
Posted on 25-Feb-08 at 12:44 pm | Permalink