Originally Posted by
caloso
Here's what I would have done: look back, stick out my left hand to signal my intention to move left, merge into the open lane, pass the car, GO ABOUT MY DAY.
This is crazy talk, I can't believe I'm seeing it on an open forum
Originally Posted by
xenologer
the open car door blocks the roadway
gently swing it closed so you and other cyclists may pass safely
there was an episode of "car talk" where someone called in to ask if shutting a door on a car could catch it on fire. They had passed by a car in a parking lot with the driver's door open so they closed it. A little while later, someone came in and announced a car was on fire, and it turned out to be that car.