I assume Scott was talking about Forest Park in Forest Hills, Queens, NY on the podcast; which is about a good 4-5 blocks from my apartment; and not too far from Astoria. Unless of course he had a lot of free time and biked all the way to Illinois.
I recently had to go a week without my Incredible 2 because the headphone jack got messed up somehow and I needed to get a replacement. I was given a loaner phone that was not smart in the slightest and it was just so inconvinient, especially since I'm looking for a new job. I was rushing home to get ready for an interview after work only to learn that it had been canceled. I would have known if I'd have my regular phone. 99% of the time I'm absolutely fine without a phone but there are times that not having email access on the go is a real pain.
I was in this shit hick town a couple months ago and I went to this burger place and ordered a burger before I drove back to Seattle and these people were chatting about me loud enough that I could hear (which I assumed was their point) about how kids these days were always "busy with their thumbs".
I assume Scott was talking about Forest Park in Forest Hills, Queens, NY on the podcast; which is about a good 4-5 blocks from my apartment; and not too far from Astoria. Unless of course he had a lot of free time and biked all the way to Illinois.
I had someone open a door in front of me while riding my bike once. I was going really slow, so I just went over my handle bars. Then, as I was falling, the driver panicked, and tried to close the door. I landed with the pointy corner of the door in my ribs. It hurt like fuck. The door was pretty badly dented too.
Now I always leave waaaay too much space while riding pas parked cars like that.
I had someone open a door in front of me while riding my bike once. I was going really slow, so I just went over my handle bars. Then, as I was falling, the driver panicked, and tried to close the door. I landed with the pointy corner of the door in my ribs. It hurt like fuck. The door was pretty badly dented too.
Now I always leave waaaay too much space while riding pas parked cars like that.
It is my understanding that cars here are always 100% in a dooring incident. I haven't been doored yet, because I'm always on the lookout, but it happens often enough to other people. Whenever there is a close call I always give the person in the car a dirty look/scolding.
What do you mean by "cars here are always 100% in a dooring incident"? You mean 100% to blame? That's a given, I think, but it doesn't make me any less careful!
What do you mean by "cars here are always 100% in a dooring incident"? You mean 100% to blame? That's a given, I think, but it doesn't make me any less careful!
Oh, I messed up. Yeah, they are 100% legally at fault.
Not if you open your door an inch or two and the cyclist doesn't pay attention before you open it fully.
Cyclist has the right of way on the bike lane/road. If you open your door and a bike or car hits it, you're at fault pretty-much regardless of the situation, as you obstructed the road in the face of an oncoming vehicle.
I'm not interested as to whether there are cars with enough of a blind spot for a bike to fit into.
Blind spots don't factor into stationary vehicles' operator's when assigning blame. It's their responsibility to check their blind spots, not the responsibility of other passing vehicles to avoid them in any fashion.
Yes, I had a close call yesterday on 6th avenue uptown in the demarcated bike lane (NYC), where someone opened their passenger side door into traffic. It never fails to freak me out.
Anyway - it's always the person exiting the car's responsibility to make sure it's safe to do so, no matter what the form of oncoming traffic is.
Cyclist has the right of way on the bike lane/road. If you open your door and a bike or car hits it, you're at fault pretty-much regardless of the situation, as you obstructed the road in the face of an oncoming vehicle.
Although the car driver in that story I posted seems to have not been charged with anything as far as I know.
Cyclist has the right of way on the bike lane/road. If you open your door and a bike or car hits it, you're at fault pretty-much regardless of the situation, as you obstructed the road in the face of an oncoming vehicle.
Although the car driver in that story I posted seems to have not been charged with anything as far as I know.
From what I gather, if you don't survive an accident and there is no vehicle insurance involved, no one bothers to press charges or follow up.
If you want to press charges, it's up to you to actually press the charges and such. If I get a serious injury while biking, I will definitely have a high quality ambulance chasing lawyer getting me some moneys.
Car accidents have assigned fault because there are insurance companies on one or both sides. Bikers are basically fucked unless they have the resources to fight or, if they die, someone else has the resources to fight on their behalf.
Honestly? Dooring someone (another car or a vehicle) should probably be considered a criminal offence. There is almost no way to do it out of anything but careless disregard.
Dooring is a problem here in providence too. I've had a couple friends who broke collarbones and whatnot due to being doored, or just plain driven into by turning cars. I make sure to glare at any drivers, and check that they are watching the road and not derping out on their phones. It's rather depressing how people drive without looking...
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Now I always leave waaaay too much space while riding pas parked cars like that.
Anyway - it's always the person exiting the car's responsibility to make sure it's safe to do so, no matter what the form of oncoming traffic is.
Honestly? Dooring someone (another car or a vehicle) should probably be considered a criminal offence. There is almost no way to do it out of anything but careless disregard.