Originally Posted by chephy
Actually the door zone is by far the most underestimated danger by non-cyclists and many cyclists. The danger that really is overstated is being hit from behind.
Chep, of the last five fatalities in Toronto, all of them, as far as I can tell from the reports, were hit from behind. The Toronto bike study a few years back also found that "motorist overtaking" caused more fatal accidents then doorings and all intersection accidents put together. I don't want to sound paranoid, but while overtaking accidents are rare, they are much more likely to be fatal.