Originally Posted by
GlennR
So what about the people in my area that do? What if i'm driving in a commercial district, getting ready to pass a cyclist wearing earbuds and suddenly the door of a parked car opens and the cyclist swerves left and I hit them.
I'm sure i'll be blamed. Their risk is now my problem. Same goes for people opting not to wear a helmet.
A) How the world would ear buds affect a potential dooring? That's ridiculous.
B) You're close enough that you should be familiar with the girl in Brooklyn that got doored in to a bus a handful of years back. If you're familiar with that, you'd know that the person opening the door is the liable party.