Originally Posted by
nycphotography
TLC should mandate not only their installation, but also their active use at all times, for any yellow cab and any vehicle with T plates in NYC, West Chester and Nassau.
Two of of the 3 times I've been doored, it was by a car in the left most lane stuck in traffic, where the passenger decided hey this is far enough and just whipped the door open. The driver shouldn't have let them get out there, but didn't really have any way to stop them either.
I wonder if the objection is technical, ie. the wiring harness fitted OEM making it difficult to individually control the right and left side rear door locks independenltly without costly modifications.
In any case, I don't like governmental micromanagement, and so don't support a mandate. However, I'd like to see the law clarified making it clearly the (cab) driver's responsibility for the consequences of a passenger opening a door into the traffic side. (or regardless of which side). Then, I suspect that many operators will adapt and adopt ways including (maybe) some kind of lock to protect themselves from potential suits.