tourist in an suv doored me outside an MIT building last year. seperated my shoulder and left me unable to work for a while. after it happened, he got out, asked me in a frustrated tone if i was alright. i didn't say anything, because i was really dizzy and stunned. all i could do was drag my broken bike to the curb and sit down against a tree. i felt like blacking out. the driver didn't stick around, but headed into the building, leaving his car there. i was too dazed to talk to him, but i did take his license plate. eventually i sent him a letter asking for his insurance information so i could make a claim, but obviously he never responded and i didn't get any compensation. lots of mistakes made there on both the driver's part, and mine. i still have a large scar across my shoulder.

now i ride way away from parked cars, to the point of being in the lane. i don't care if people get pissed at me for taking the lane, it's better that than being doored again. i've been hit and had minor and not-so-minor accidents since then but nothing was as bad.