Ah, in that case I apologize for my assumption. That was a classic case of why Couriers make life difficult for other cyclists (And everyone else).
-Adam Bob Shell wrote: > I always get out on the curb side. I would never get out on the > other side unless there was a compelling reason and I looked > carefully. This idiot was trying to zoom past the cab in the foot or > so of space twixt cab and curb. > > Bob > > On Aug 27, 2006, at 10:03 AM, Adam Maas wrote: > > >>You don't look before you open a door into traffic? Bikes don't stop >>instantaneously nor can they always avoid the door opened in their >>face. >>Unless this was the curb-side door of the car, you were entirely at >>fault here (If it was the curb-side door, everything changes and the >>cyclist was doing something extremely stupid). If a car had taken the >>door off what would you say? Don't open doors into traffic unless you >>look first. >> >> >>>Once in New Orleans I was about to get out of a cab under one of >>>those hotel verandas with multiple cab lanes. I opened the door and >>>was about to step out when an impatient driver tried to zip around >>>the cab way too fast and completely took the door off. Getting out >>>of cabs appears to be a dangerous thing for me. >>> >>>Bob >>> >> >>The second story however is entirely the cabbie's fault. >> > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
