What is a Bicycle Dooring Accident?
In April of 2018, a man was riding in the bike lane on Alameda Avenue in Burbank when a car door was opened right in front of him. He struck the car door, was thrown from his bicycle, and was then run over by a pick-up truck. He succumbed to his injuries a few short minutes later in the hospital, reported the LA Times. What is Dooring? “Dooring” is when a bicyclist or motorcyclist (moped, skateboard, or scooter rider) is riding near parked cars and someone exiting one of those parked cars opens their door right in front of the biker. The bicycle or motorcycle hits the door and the rider typically flies over their handlebars and over the door. Although there are many advantages to bike lanes, putting them…