Was that the kerbside door, or the roadside door? It's normally considered polite (and sensible) to look behind you before you open the roadside door. If it was the kerbside door then the cyclist probably got what he deserved. An experienced cyclist should of course allow more than a door's width when he passes a car, but it's not always possible in London traffic.
-- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Bob Shell > Sent: 27 August 2006 13:08 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO: Munich Street at Dusk > > > On Aug 27, 2006, at 12:12 AM, David Mann wrote: > > > My brother-in-law spent some time as a cycle courier in London and > > he's told me a couple of interesting stories. While I'd love to get > > paid to ride a bike all day, I don't fancy doing so in the middle of > > any city. > > Last time I was in London I took a cab to a central > destination. The > cabbie pulled over to the curb, I paid him, and when I opened the > door to get out a bike courier slammed right into it and went head > over heels through the air over the door. Good thing my arm was out > of the way! He got up, dusted himself off, and then proceeded to > curse a blue streak at me, as if his idiocy was somehow my fault. I > just went on my way and left him and the cabbie arguing over who was > going to pay to fix the bike. > > 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 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
