This morning, I had some stuff in my back seat. When I got to school, I opened the front door of my truck to get out, then opened the back door, then locked the doors using the button on the front door, then got the stuff out of the back seat, then closed the back door.
…and realized I had left my keys on the back seat. D’oh!
My insurance includes roadside assistance, so I called. Fortunately, I had a free period in the morning when the locksmith person came. She got into my truck scary-fast.
I was glad to have my keys back.
How you could actually lock all the doors while the back door was still open eludes me but it is good to know those “scary fast” roadside assistants exist for times like that.
[The last two cars we’ve leased have had the “so long as your keys are on your person when you are outside the car you can touch the handle and the car will lock” feature. That way, if I try to lock the car without having a set on me, it won’t lock. Helpful feature IMHO. ]
Rats. That is not how you wanted to spend your free period. I’m sorry.
I’ve heard of getting a spare made and putting it behind the license plate (bolt through the key hole), but if you’ve got insurance – that’s better.