Well Mistergib... you were correct i was joking about locking myself in the cargo area... but ya never know what can happen... and like i said, im a nut haha.... and my friends are nuts too and they might get the urge when im in there doing something to shut the hatch... who knows... or.. what if... perhaps... im in a wreck and the front of my Rogue is nose first in the water and the only way out is the hatch... how would I open it from the inside... i did pop one of the little panels off to see if there was one in there... and didnt see one... so i was asking jokingly and seriously as well i suppose you could say....