However only 29 of americans regularly sleep with their bedroom door closed.
Is it safer to sleep with your door locked.
I felt safer by locking the door.
This happened to my friend once.
And if the burglar in question intends to harm you the locked door will delay the criminal somewhat.
However only 29 of americans regularly sleep with their bedroom door closed.
Keeping your bedroom door closed at night significantly increases your chances of surviving a household 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.
I prefer to keep mine locked.
Say a burglar found his way into your house.
Worse over half of adults sleep with their door open under the mistaken belief that it keeps them safer in case of a fire.
Keeping your bedroom door closed at night significantly increases your chances of surviving a household fire.
A closed or even better a locked bedroom door can give you an opportunity to act if you hear someone has broken into your home or is about to.
Unfortunately most people sleep with the door open because they re under the impression that it s safer.
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.
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.
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.