[Larry Lucido]

I’ve read that bodyguards are taught to start cars with the drivers door open, and with their legs outside the car, to raise the likelihood of survival by 1) being less likely to be trapped inside the car, and 2) being less likely to having your legs blown up by being under the dashboard.

[Lazamataz]

And to attract the ball bearings out the door with the introduction of a new light source.