He nevel lock his door because he had his small daughters sleeping in other rooms.
Is it safer to sleep with your door locked.
In such scenario you will be safer behind locked doors since it minimizes chances for direct confrontation with the burglar while you wait for police.
This happened to my friend once.
Say a burglar found his way into your house.
Unfortunately most people sleep with the door open because they re under the impression that it s safer.
Worse over half of adults sleep with their door open under the mistaken belief that it keeps them safer in case of a fire.
You never know somebody might break into the house and if your bedroom is not locked that they will have easy access to harm you or take your belongings.
Worse over half of adults sleep with their door open under the mistaken belief that it keeps them safer in case of a fire.
In an effort to change that misconception ul firefighter safety research institute fsri has launched the close before you doze campaign which aims to demonstrate how closed doors can help save lives.
And if the burglar in question intends to harm you the locked door will delay the criminal somewhat.
Keeping your bedroom door closed at night significantly increases your chances of surviving a household fire.
Keeping your bedroom door closed at night significantly increases your chances of surviving a household fire.
I felt safer by locking the door.
But lets suppose you woke up to find your bedroom full of smoke with one of the walls which happened to be the wall with the window engulfed in flames.
This will also allow you to stay safer while waiting for the police to arrive and save you.
It increases your chances of reacting faster in case of burglars.
However only 29 of americans regularly sleep with their bedroom door closed.