Originally Posted by
randomgear
Be careful on Mass Ave - the bike lanes hug the door zone. A few years ago a cyclist was run over by a bus and killed after being doored while riding in a bike lane on Mass Ave.
I ride that stretch of Mass Ave daily. Dana Laird was killed on July 2nd, 2002 trying to avoid getting doored on Mass Ave and was fatally struck by an MBTA bus. Most of the Cambridge bike lanes are still fully without a door zone so it's important you ride to the far left side of the lane.
http://www.bikexprt.com/massfacil/ca...one/laird1.htm
http://www.cambridgerunning.org/dana.php