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Putin__Nanny t1_j6jyssg wrote

So is the handle inside my driver's side door. I bought a scratchy ring without thinking about it prior

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Redacteur2 t1_j6koh87 wrote

I was taught to open with my right hand to encourage looking behind and avoid altering cyclist’s life.

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Putin__Nanny t1_j6l79xh wrote

This is a good idea, but I'm not doing that while closing the door.

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Redacteur2 t1_j6l90e6 wrote

Oh right… i guess I don’t do that either, haha

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Ilikeyourlight- t1_j6mh7i8 wrote

> and avoid altering cyclist’s life.

If they are cycling close enough and fast enough to hit your door when you're opening it that's most likely their fault, you wouldn't be changing their life it would be their own doing.

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Ihaveamodel3 t1_j6mmoqi wrote

This is such a bad take. If the bike lane is 4 feet wide and there is a ton of cars driving by right next to the bike lane on one side and there are parked cars on the other side of the bike lane. There isn’t really any other place for a cyclist to be.

Just be kind and cautious.

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Ilikeyourlight- t1_j6mpe4m wrote

> Just be kind and cautious

That's what I'd say to the cyclist who hit my door and nearly took me out by travelling at a reckless speed, responsibility for safety goes both ways, the driver should make accomodations for careless cyclists and look for them, and cyclists need to make accomodations for careless drivers and cycle cautiously. Also in the cities I've been in the very rarely if ever put a cycle lane between parked cars and moving traffic, do they actually do that where you are. Anyway at the end of the day if you understand that infrastructure is unsafe but continue to use it you're a stubborn moron, leopards ate my face type stuff.

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Redacteur2 t1_j6n4m56 wrote

Yeesh, that’s a basic right of way situation that you are failing to grasp. Like suggesting that someone who gets T-boned by a driver burning a red is at fault somehow. I assume you don’t live in an metropolitan area.

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Ilikeyourlight- t1_j6ni1k4 wrote

I think you're failing to grasp the cyclist responsibility for their own safety. I live in a city centre when at home and quiet commuter town when at work. I'm going to guess you're a cyclist who likes to blame other people whenever they hurt themselves, I'm also going to assume you don't live in either of the countries I live in so probably have different rules and different infrastructure.

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Redacteur2 t1_j6nuk1x wrote

I regularly use all modes of transportation. I ride and drive pretty defensively and have no issue placing blame on a cyclist when they are in violation of the traffic codes. I personally have never gotten hurt riding so no, I don’t blame others.
There are inherent risks to all forms of travel. You may not be comfortable with city cycling but many are and I don’t see how you can put blame on them when they are following the rules of the road anymore than a car suffering a similar collision.

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