Locking Doors

[Kube]

Originally Posted by Karl

As per original my 1934 RHD sedan locks from the passenger side.
While I understand Henry's reasons for doing this it is some what of a pain to have to lock the drivers door from the inside and exit from the passenger side to lock the car . I was wondering if I swapped door lock mechanisms from a LHD drive car could I then have a locking drivers side door ?
Has anyone done this ? -Karl

At least in the USA, folks were lawfully required to exit the car from the curb side. Thus, only one lock on the right (passenger) side of the car.
To this very day, most states carry this law and still require (by law) that folks exit the vehicle on curb side. Obviously this law is very seldom enforced. However, if one gets the door clipped off when exiting to the traffic side, they will find themselves cited and ruled the cause of the accident.