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In response to "I think I'm learning from Twitter that you're not "allowed" to leave your kids in the car anymore while running into a store for a quick errand? -- nm" by ty97

Carjackers will jump in a running car not checking to see if the toddler is still in the carrier. panic and leave the kid in the street -- nm

Posted by zeitgeist Nov 16 '22, 11:32

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Cars have these things called "door locks" that are pretty sweet. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 11:33 19
- The lock they can break. It's the running car they need. -- nm - pmb Nov 16, 12:25 2
  - The only times I left Logan in I literally could see the car from where I was and it was under a coupe minutes, so it was enough. - Spawn Nov 16, 12:33 1
    - Wait. Carjacking has become a thing because of the existence of the key fobs. Cars (other than Hyundai's and Kia's) can't really be stolen easily - pmb Nov 16, 12:36
- My car won't lock unless the keyfob is inside the car when it's running -- nm - decline Nov 16, 11:39 5
  - Then how do you lock the doors when you park it? -- nm - First Thought Nov 16, 11:40 4
    - 'when it's running' - decline Nov 16, 11:43 3
      - Hence my first thought wondering how you park it! - Spawn Nov 16, 11:44 2
        
        Re IM: That 'feature' touted for child safety that turns rear doors into the equivalent of no door handles locks in adults just as well as kids -- nm - JD Nov 16, 11:48 1
        
        My mom has a Camry, the button on locking rear *and passenger* doors and windows is this button you press that is way too easy to accidentally press. - Spawn Nov 16, 11:53
- Something is wrong with my car. The doors will not lock with the car running. Even if I use the key fob in my hand standing away from the car. -- nm - sycor Nov 16, 11:37 8
  - Whoa. Do you mean if you leave it or even while you are in it? -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 11:38 1
    - If I leave it. Like if I need to run back inside, the fob or the lock button will not work once I get out. - sycor Nov 16, 12:01
  - I wonder if it is a new safety feature. My car won't let me lock it when running when outside the car. I *think* I can do it if I open the door, hit - oblique Nov 16, 11:38 5
    - Same. -- nm - pmb Nov 16, 12:24
    - Weird. My last car had remote starting that required you to hit the door lock button, first. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 11:39 3
      - True. To do a remote start I have to lock it first. But if it is already running I can't lock it from outside -- (edited) - oblique Nov 16, 11:40 2
        
        Yeah that's what I mean. Once it's fully started, I can't lock it from outside. I think using the pull out key from the fob will work but I always - sycor Nov 16, 12:03
        
        Just... oh. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 11:46
- seems to happen once a month here -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 11:35

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