Suicide
Doors
Suicide
doors are vehicle doors which are hinged at the rear rather
than the front. The name comes from the increased danger of
the door being forced open by passing airflow if it became
unlatched while the car was moving. Because of the negative
sounding name, the term 'suicide doors' is often swapped for
'rear-hinged' in major automobile manufacturers' promotional
literature.
Commonly found on prewar vehicles, suicide doors fell out
of favor with the designers since then. Although they were
used on some mainstream vehicles up to the early '70's. In
more recent years suicide doors have appeared on many crew-cab
pickups and even some sports cars, like the Mazda RX-8. The
new suicide doors are generally used for the rear doors, and
usually require the front door to be opened first, adding
a degree of safety.
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