Hats off to that truck driver for being incredibly attentive.
Dude just flung someone to their presumed death and gave zero fucks.
Better go grab something from my car and then just stand here like a totally uninvolved bystander watching something mildly curious
Absolute psychopath.
shock...
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.
Not warped. I don't live in the Netherlands but I always do this regardless of how I am parked.
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
Same rules apply! Edge of the road is total death. People driving in the lane and people opening car doors cannot see you as well. Not to mention stuff like people walking to the car doors, people unloading stuff, etc. The edge of the road just gives you so much less time to react to bad situations.
I've had people even throw their passenger door open in heavy traffic, where I almost flossed their door off, had I not swerved. And that was car to car!
That's terrifying
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!
Was that lady opening the car door superwoman or something? That motorcyclist got luckier than a leprechaun on St. Patty's Day.
The door was opened normally by the driver, it was just forced open the rest of the way by the motorcycle.
it looks like door caught the motorcycle, look at the damage on the car door
You mean "St.Paddy's day"
This happened to me once, lucky the street was empty. You can't even react to this.
he clearly rolled a 20 on his save
A sub for things that seem to go so brilliantly wrong, but oh so right.