A system for an elevator door of an elevator car, wherein a controller controls the elevator door to travel in a proximate direction when closing and travel in a distal direction when opening, the system comprising: a panel that forms an exterior surface of an elevator door, the panel including a front surface extending in a widthwise direction between a proximate end and an opposing distal end to form a front surface of the elevator door, the panel including a proximate end surface extending in a depthwise direction to form a proximate end surface of the elevator door, the proximate end surface of the panel comprising a resilient portion, and wherein when the elevator door is closing, the controller renders a plurality of determinations including: a first determination to monitor for a communication from a sensor in the door panel, wherein the communication is indicative of the resilient portion deflecting in the distal direction, a second determination to re-open the elevator door upon detecting deflection in the distal direction, and wherein the controller transmits instructions to the elevator to effect the second determination, wherein the sensor is in a cavity in the door panel, the cavity being defined by: (i) the front surface of the panel, (ii) the proximate end surface of the panel, (iii) a first return surface of the panel that is depthwise offset from the front surface of the panel and connected to the proximate end surface of the panel, and (iv) a first internal surface of the panel that is distally offset from the proximate end surface of the panel and connected to both the front surface of the panel and the first return surface of the panel, wherein the resilient portion extends distally into the cavity through the proximate end surface of the panel to operationally communicate with the controller via the sensor, characterized in that the proximate end of the panel includes a proximate J-channel formed by (i) the front surface of the panel, (ii) the first internal surface of the cavity, and (iii) a distal portion of the first return surface that extends distally from the cavity. a panel that forms an exterior surface of an elevator door, the panel including a front surface extending in a widthwise direction between a proximate end and an opposing distal end to form a front surface of the elevator door, the panel including a proximate end surface extending in a depthwise direction to form a proximate end surface of the elevator door, the proximate end surface of the panel comprising a resilient portion, and wherein when the elevator door is closing, the controller renders a plurality of determinations including: a first determination to monitor for a communication from a sensor in the door panel, wherein the communication is indicative of the resilient portion deflecting in the distal direction, a second determination to re-open the elevator door upon detecting deflection in the distal direction, and wherein the controller transmits instructions to the elevator to effect the second determination, wherein the sensor is in a cavity in the door panel, the cavity being defined by: (i) the front surface of the panel, (ii) the proximate end surface of the panel, (iii) a first return surface of the panel that is depthwise offset from the front surface of the panel and connected to the proximate end surface of the panel, and (iv) a first internal surface of the panel that is distally offset from the proximate end surface of the panel and connected to both the front surface of the panel and the first return surface of the panel, a first determination to monitor for a communication from a sensor in the door panel, wherein the communication is indicative of the resilient portion deflecting in the distal direction, a second determination to re-open the elevator door upon detecting deflection in the distal direction, and wherein the controller transmits instructions to the elevator to effect the second determination, (i) the front surface of the panel, (ii) the proximate end surface of the panel, (iii) a first return surface of the panel that is depthwise offset from the front surface of the panel and connected to the proximate end surface of the panel, and (iv) a first internal surface of the panel that is distally offset from the proximate end surface of the panel and connected to both the front surface of the panel and the first return surface of the panel, wherein the resilient portion extends distally into the cavity through the proximate end surface of the panel to operationally communicate with the controller via the sensor, characterized in that the proximate end of the panel includes a proximate J-channel formed by (i) the front surface of the panel, (ii) the first internal surface of the cavity, and (iii) a distal portion of the first return surface that extends distally from the cavity.