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Was that lady opening the car door superwoman or something? That motorcyclist got luckier than a leprechaun on St. Patty’s Day.
This happened to me once, lucky the street was empty. You can’t even react to this.
Do it like the Dutch: https://www.dutchreach.org/
What I don’t get is that this is useful regardless of bikes. If you’re opening your door on the street side, then a vehicle could also rip out your door/you. The “Dutch reach” prevents that just as much as it prevents killing a cyclist. I dunno I do live in the Netherlands so maybe my perception is warped, but I’d never just swing my door open street-side without checking, bikes or no bikes.
I can’t tell what’s worse, the thought you just pushed a man to his death, being thrusted under a truck dazed but alive, or the thought you flattened someone you had no way of stopping from hitting. Life altering events for everyone!
That’s literally why you’re supposed to check your mirrors before you get out of your parked car, dumbass.
This is why you never ride in painted, unprotected bike lanes. They are exceedingly dangerous for this and other reasons. Ride in the middle of the road for safety.
For what it’s worth that person was on a motorcycle
he clearly rolled a 20 on his save
Hats off to that truck driving for being incredibly attentive.
