Originally Posted by filtersweep
Well, if indeed it was a dooring, it certainly sounds like a freak accident- it isn't like he was run over (and that doesn't diminish the tragedy). How many people do you know that had any serious injuries from a dooring?
Right here. I didn't know her, but a young woman here was killed when rididng in a Cambridge bike lane. Got doored and swept under the wheels of a passing bus. That's one of the reasons I'm generally against bike lanes.