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HokieDan95 HokieDan95 OP
Mar 06, 2026 at 12:25 PM ET
Who knows the purpose behind northern Canadians leaving their car doors
unlocked all the time? And no it's not about small town trust ** Edited by HokieDan95 at 3/6/2026, 12:26:33 PM

13 Replies

H
HOKIERIT
4mo
I'm guessing it is so the locks don't freeze up and keep them out??
VaTechie VaTechie
4mo
I do not lock my house or car doors at home
My wife is one mean *****.
VTVOICE VTVOICE
4mo
I recently read that it was for refuge if escaping polar bears.
H
HokieNoVA
4mo
I've heard some people in high crime areas leave their doors unlocked
so when criminals come to rummage through their car they won't break the windows first. Probably not what's going on in Northern Canada, but that sort of defeatism does feel on-brand for them.
E
EDGEMAN
4mo
Probably a major reason.
Replacing a broken window probably costs more than anything they would steal in the car.
Coach McGuirk Coach McGuirk
4mo
I had that same philosophy whenever I owned an old convertible, except the
easily sliced top was my concern.
AZHokie59 AZHokie59
4mo
Was told not to lock my convertible when I moved to Calif in 1959 or risk
having the top sliced.
C
calihokie
4mo
bears. and ice formation making them frozen in "locked"
MP4VT2004 MP4VT2004
4mo
Is this like when Canadian police urged people to leave their car keys...
...on the front porch so that thieves could steal their cars without having to break into the house first?
M
mancunian
4mo
Locks can freeze? Whatever the reason is
I'm sure its the USAs fault.
HokieGator HokieGator
4mo
Good to know. Sounds like I might need to make a trip up north and make
Some money.
Vtskier1 Vtskier1
4mo
In case they need to run from a local critter...?
HokieDan95 HokieDan95 OP
4mo
yep....them polar bears or even worse, those bi-polar bears