Door Prize - Cyclists Killed by Dooring
06-09-09, 09:20 AM
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Door Prize - Cyclists Killed by Dooring
06-09-09, 10:06 AM
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....should have at least clicked on the link before commenting on the thread title.
Hint: It's the title of the blog the link redirects you to.
Massachusetts just made dooring a bicyclist illegal last year. Apparently, it didn't used to be specified as illegal by state law.
Hint: It's the title of the blog the link redirects you to.
Massachusetts just made dooring a bicyclist illegal last year. Apparently, it didn't used to be specified as illegal by state law.
06-09-09, 10:12 AM
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....should have at least clicked on the link before commenting on the thread title.
Hint: It's the title of the blog the link redirects you to.
Massachusetts just made dooring a bicyclist illegal last year. Apparently, it didn't used to be specified as illegal by state law.
Hint: It's the title of the blog the link redirects you to.
Massachusetts just made dooring a bicyclist illegal last year. Apparently, it didn't used to be specified as illegal by state law.
06-09-09, 10:32 AM
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Sad to know that all these accidents could have been avoided if the cyclists only road further left.
Rather have angry motorists drive by me than swerve into traffic.
Rather have angry motorists drive by me than swerve into traffic.
06-09-09, 03:08 PM
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So it is not the door that kills. It is the traffic nearby that catches the dooring victim.
I ride mostly in the suburbs, where dooring is not a threat.
I ride mostly in the suburbs, where dooring is not a threat.
06-09-09, 03:15 PM
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and there it is ladies and gents: only six posts before someone on a&s blames the cyclist for getting killed by the driver.
06-09-09, 04:53 PM
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06-09-09, 05:32 PM
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06-09-09, 05:50 PM
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it is senseless to pretend we don't have to defend ourselves. Regardless of whether you have the ROW, and are "following all the rules" you can still be badly injured by someone else. Ever heard of defensive driving? same applies for bikes.
06-09-09, 05:55 PM
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I ride VC because it's safer, and I stay out of door zones. You can't expect everybody to boycott bike lanes, though. Just sayin'.
