I could jump from the window and survive but this is not going to go well in a fire.

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[–] 1 point 3 months ago

The requirement is that

  • The door should be lockable and unlockable from both the inside and the outside, and
  • If the door is locked from the inside, it should not be unlockable from outside, right?

So you can have a door with a lock on the outside and a separate bolt / latch (or two) on the inside. There is a risk that someone with a duplicate key can lock you in from outside (a common prank) so some versions have a lever on the inside that can unlock the door even if it is locked from outside.

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