Originally Posted by
DieselDan
Drivers check a mirror and look for a car, not a bike.
This stuff isn't that hard.
+1. From what I can see, if someone opens a door into another car, lots of things get damaged, insurance companies jump in, laws are clear, and it's the door openers fault and pays up. Now if the door opens into a bicyclist, the cyclist gets hurt sometimes badly, insurance companies run away, laws only care about property damage and no one wants to pay up.
Sheet metal can be replaced, but recovering to full health isn't a given.