Urban Myth.??..... Rural myth.??...brakes weren't so hot on the older cars..It was common practice to bail outta the things when the brakes failed..The doors opened the" wrong way"..hence..."Suicide Doors"..???..........How about this one.......The daredevils that bailed out of cars headed for large imbankments.. AKA ...The Snake River Canyon in say...Idaho....I would guess only the bravest tried that with doors that opened the "wrong way".......Who was that masked man.?.....Wrong way Flannagon..??...Flanagin..??....Flana something.... ....Wonder why the back door of my house opens "in"...while the front door opens "out"...... ........Huh.??.....