Clever - and, yes, I too find many of the modern car "nannies" to be a PITA.

 

Great idea,

 

Everyone is gangsta until their truck end up under water while loading/unloading their watercraft or rolling downhill because they forgot to set the transmission into P.

 

.....and did not set the parking brake.

 

Just get rid of the whole pesky door. Here's a how to video.

 

Could probably just use a seatbelt extender, that way you can still buckle anytime... no?
Honda Ridgeline Seat Belt Extender (seatbeltextenderpros.com)

 

Yes....that is another option at a cost of 20 bucks plus the shipping cost.

 

The car being forced into Park on the door opening was a software upgrade for Chrysler; supposedly some miscreant, left his car in drive and walked in front of it to open a garage door or some such and the car moved forward and crushed the person. Sooooo - everybody else has to suffer for 1 or 2 incidents.

 

Yeah, actor Anton Yelchin died in 2016. He apparently got out of his Grand Cherokee to check his mail. The car rolled backwards and pinned him against his brick mailbox pillar, killing him. Chrysler was sued and they settled and we now have transmissions that go into Park or electric parking brakes that set themselves.

Anton Yelchin was probably best known for playing Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek reboot movies, including 2009's "Star Trek", 2013's "Star Trek Into Darkness" and 2016's "Star Trek Beyond".

 

Yeah, actor Anton Yelchin died in 2016.

Yeah a lot of people have, most of them unknown to the public. Most commonly reaching down to e.g. pick-up a newspaper and falling-out, like my neighbor in Texas. Not killed, but badly injured.

I'm sure the lawyers are not happy with automakers' attempts to protect themselves.

 

New guy here ran into the same issue backing a trailer down a tight alley. Ended up rigging a looped zip tie through a spare buckle from a wrecked Civic cost me nothing. Just make sure you always chalk the wheels too. Tech would not save you from bad habits.

 

^ Chalk = Chock

 

our solution using the Buckle Boss Dog Seatbelt is honestly brilliant—cheap, visible, and it does exactly what those overpriced “extenders” do, without all the fluff or bundles you don’t need. And smart move getting it in red so it doesn’t get lost under the seat like half my gear does. Sometimes you need to lean out and check your line, especially when inches count and insurance claims aren't fun.

 

I always opened my door while driving onto my service ramps,my old full size truck had none of those "wonderful" features...