| Show W JI ll l lUll L T U i ll u J f L J Students Students Struggle With With LOCki Locking Keys Keys' in Cars CarsA s A Variety Of Options and Suggestions Help Students With the Problem Y Ray Wagstaff t- t v Contributor CLASS CLAS'S CLASS is over over and while walking to your car a s sudden sinking feeling hits Where are th the car k keys Students at the Redwood campus campus campus' with this problem usually end up talking to Carol Boswell at the con colleges college's ge's Public Safety Department We receive about five calls a day from people who people who have locked their keys in iOn their cars and as soon as we can we get an officer out to them Boswell said Once an officer arrives there here is a limit to what and how your car door will door willbe will willbe be unlocked A A flat ruler like tool called a slim l jim ii is use used by officers to open most locked car doors Boswell s said id However However How How- However ever there is a possibility that i in using this devi device e the cars locking linkage could be damaged or broken If this does ha happen p n will ass assume assume me na noO liability for or the repairs The slim jim is also of no h help lp on cars cars with new new electronic locking terns If a student has the new locking system tern tem in their c car car we will refe em to a locksmith Boswell oswell said If TO the slim j jim im touches any of the wires in this system cause it to short out Most people with locked car doors are reluctant to p pay y the 35 that mo most t locksmiths charge during regular busi- busi I call us anyway They then have to pay foget to fo get Hi th lock clock fixed Almost every driver at sometime or another has had that awful moment of discovery just after slamming the locked i iA 4 7 I A t 0 or j J. J f. f t i d J 0 i. i r ness hours instead deciding to call th tl car f door loor and realizing the die keys are still i in inn n s lice Bob owner of pf Bobs Bob's Lock fo o 0 prevent this problem Deborah and K Key y in West V Valley Iley said it is of often en Campbell of the American Auto Aut As- As As Association s- s chea cheaper r to call a loc locksmith mith offers these suggestions A lot of people dont don't want to pay the Carry arry an extra large key ring A 35 to ti have ye us us come out and arid unlock large key ring is easy to slip over ovet the thc their door Darlington said Then The some some- some something rist and is harder harde to misplace ace or forg forget t. t rtE thing t ing ng happens w en n they or the police Have Hav an extra key made and carry f tn try to unlock the door dool and they have to tortE it in your your wallet wallet or purse Give an extra key to a or I friend Using this method method you you youcan can call t the thc person to bring the thc Jc y Hide a spare key in a magnetic bo box under the car During the next vehicle inspection ask the mechanic mechanic for suggestions suggestions on where to hide the key Darlington says the magnetic magnetic mag mag- j. box is is not always a good idea I Plastic Blastic is used to make makeup up sQ so much of 0 cars today that he hc suggests using a new r 1 r. r item c called the pouch r Using a new glue the p pouch bonds to I any plastic and holds to the tIle body of the 1 car as well as well weli as the them magnetic box il does docs to toa a metal part I Another Another solution is joining an an auto club Most like AAA offer emergency lock out services as w well we'll l as oth other r services services services ser ser- vices like towing flat repair and d jump starts for about what otie one nie visit of the 7 locksmith w would uld cost Boswell agrees that joining an auto club is a good goo id idea a. a Not only dp students call her when they lock themselves out of their cars but also when they leave th their ir ligh lights ts on all day and need a jump jum p a start Its amazing g how frequent a dollar spent on an extra key or a membership in an auto club would save av stud students in inthe inthe the the long long run runt Boswell said r L r I t |
