Going to show my age here, back in the day, I went to Sears and had the plastic credit card key cut to my Camaro.

^^^

GM also offered this as an option back in the early '80s.

You're not alone in this. In 40-ish years of driving, I have locked keys in the car twice, most recently about 3-4 years ago, with the car running, no less. For the latter, it was a good thing I had my cell phone, which I used to call the GEICO road service that I have added to my policy. It was also a good thing I had warm clothing on, because I had to stand outside in 25° weather for some 30 minutes, as the key to my front door was also in the car.

Just about everybody has run out of gas at least once, as well.

You should try building an AR-10.......lol

Keypad on the driver door or B pillar of a lot of Fords now. Mine has saved me once or twice or more.

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Originally posted by egregore:

I have locked keys in the car twice, most recently about 3-4 years ago, with the car running

I have a better one, but not involving a lock-out.

I received a text from Martin-who-works-with-me. He had to move the truck (2001 GMC 3500), and then he was not able to turn the ignition key off. I went to the hangar and found that the ignition switch was firmly jammed in the "run" position, and the engine was running.

Three hundred dollars for a Sunday call-out for a locksmith, and there are now two keys to the truck, the old one for the doors, and another for a new ignition switch.

Locked myself out when I was 16 years old. I have not owned a vehicle since that did not have a spare in a magnetic key holder.

The really nice man that pumped our septic tank out four years ago had his phone in his shirt pocket while getting down on his knees to look in the opening. I think you can all guess how that turned out. Unlike an earlier post on this forum at least he didn't fall in. These kind of things happen to all of us if we live long enough. (Not specifically the septic tank thing)

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All I wanted was some fried chicken.

New CUT?

Glad my Lincoln has a keypad. I remember the number because it is very 9mm oriented, 95935.

I locked myself out of my car about 30 years ago. Every car since has had a fob so I never lock the door unless using the fob. Haven’t locked myself out since.

The other nice thing is that cars with push button start you never need to pull the key out of your pocket. If for some strange reason you dropped it in your car and also for some strange reason decided to lock your car manually the proximity sensor will not allow you to lock your keys in the car.

My dad was driving back from Richmond and approached a toll booth. His Wallet was in the passenger side so he pulled over to get out and go get it.

And lost his keys.

He called me and I was getting ready to drive out and come get him, but he finally found them in the crease of the BACK seat. He has no Knowledge of how they got there only that they did.

Every time we drive back from Richmond and approach that toll booth, I have to hear about the hour he spent trying to find his keys

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Originally posted by egregore:
You're not alone in this. In 40-ish years of driving, I have locked keys in the car twice, most recently about 3-4 years ago, with the car running, no less.

I did that once--while rendering roadside assistance on a Detroit freeway (I-94, in fact), at night, in the rain.

And I had all kinds of spinny, flashy lights running.

Luckily, the driver's side window was open a bit because the windows had been fogging-up. Got my arm in, started bending it toward the door lock, and almost >< made it before it became too much for the glass and it cracked seven ways from Sunday <smh>

It had been decades since I've done that.
Mom doesn't drive anymore, so once a week I drive her to get her hair done and then we grab lunch.
The place we went doesn't serve fried chicken but has some good breakfast/lunch items.

Mom sits behind me, Driving Miss Daisy style. So I'm used to
1)getting out of the car and closing my door.
2) Opening mom's door and hitting LOCK on the key fob and pocketing the keys into my jacket to have my hands free while getting her wheeled walker out of the trunk.
Mom inserted a step 2.1) into this by asking me if I was going to wear my well worn (Sig) jacket into the restaurant. You know, the jacket w/ the keys in the pocket that I already used to lock the doors.
3) Don't argue w/ Mom.
So I remove and toss the jacket into the car and shut the door.

Luckily I had a friend that lives a mile away that was able to pick us up afterward and give transport to home to the spare.

There's now a step 4) where Mom gets to ask me if I have the keys. For having dementia, she sure has a sharp memory for all the good stuff.

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Originally posted by mike56:
Not at all uncommon. Happens to everyone sooner or later.

In the old days, before all the liability concern, I carried a slim jim in my cruiser. Got pretty good with it.

I was delivering to a machine tool shop, A guy was making slim jims out of the thin steel strapping to tie
down pallets. Hung in my garage for years till my BIL locked his keys in the car. It worked in 15 seconds!
Probably still in my garage somewhere.

I did this twice, both times I was at a gun range. I stupidly laid my keys on the seat and after I gathered my gear, I thought the keys were in my pocket.
Damn! I was so pissed at myself. Then several years later I did the same damn thing again.

For my last car I did the same thing which resulted in an emergency locksmith to cut a key for me. $350 later I had a dumb key I could use for such emergencies again. I highly recommend folks do this themselves - go to your place of choice, get a copy made, and slip it in your wallet. Use as needed and return it to its hiding spot.

That reminds me, I need to get my current car done...

I did this in my truck 'once'. After that I wired a key box to the end of the frame rail behind the bumper and placed a key in it "just in case". Haven't locked myself out since.

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
This is why I keep my truck keys on a carabiner. Clip it to the belt loop and never lock you keys in your truck again.

This ^^^^^, plus spare car and house keys in my wallet.

I avoid putting anything in a shirt pocket that doesn't clip in place.

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Originally posted by mike56:In the old days, before all the liability concern, I carried a slim jim in my cruiser. Got pretty good with it.

Apparently some cops still do, because my wife had to call on 'em a few years back when she locked her keys in her car.

Thanks for the wallet idea, never crossed my mind!!

Push button starter in my truck . My keys stay clipped to my jeans . AND , I have a spare house key in one of those fake rock keyholders that is buried under four inches of potting soil in a flower pot .