Slamming your fingers in the door (vehicle, driver, BMW, Cadillac)

[jc76]

Growing up in the late 70's/80's I always remember people getting their fingers slammed in their car door. My uncle actually got the tip of his finger cut off from this. It just dawned on me sitting here bored that I have not heard of anyone getting their fingers slammed in the car door in a long long time. Is it because cars are built different now? Is it because people have become more careful? I know this sounds stupid but it's true.
When is the last time you heard of someone saying "Man, I messed my finger up...slammed it in the car door."?
Maybe it's a long gone pastime.

[GTOlover]

hmm might have to door with keyless entry and people not fiddling with keys in the manual lock cylinder anymore.

[jtur88]

When I was a kid, people closing car doors would always say "watch your fingers" if there was anyone else hanging around nearby. I suspect that people very rarely slammed their own fingers in car doors, but it was a risk that if you had you hands on the door sills, somebody else might slam a door on them.

[Axle grease]

Modern doors are lighter and seem to not close/seat as tight. In the past, metal to metal pinch points were a problem. Now you have all kinds of plastic. Sure, both had weatherstripping, but now has plastic around it. Check your doors to see what I mean. How do you think those modern wedges they pull the door apart with and slide the rod in work? Locksmiths all have and use these now.

[motormaker]

Nope, never done this or heard of this.

[Tek_Freek]

I accidentally slammed my brothers fingers in a car door when we were kids. After that I kept trying to figure out how to do it again.

He was a mean prick.

[rlrl]

of my 92 Toyota Tercel in 1999 when it was 7 years old(not 18 as it is now!!). In front of a new Farmers Market that just opened in my area. i ran into the store and asked to use a bathroom to apply soap and water ,the guys were really cool and gave me first aid and a band aid.

[vmaxnc]

Only idiots get their fingers slammed in doors. Major idiots do it more than once. There's just no good reason for it to happen.

I'm glad I'm not an idiot any more. It's painful.

[us66]

A co-worker of mine did it in the sliding door of a minivan. I shut my finger in a car door once every couple of years or so.

[square peg]

Happened to me as a kid. My father was the driver. I was in the front seat middle and my older brother on the passenger side. Dad dropped off my bro at a friend's house. I slid over and waved good bye. SLAM !!! I was doing the '57 Cadillac crunch. Funny how we remember these things. The friend's dad had a red & white BMW Isetta. I seem to remember that too. There was a broom fastened upright on the rear bumper, I assumed, to sweep up the pieces in case the car was in an accident. It looked just like this one.



Clonking my head while getting into a vehicle - totally different story. I still manage that trick once in a while.