Dooring Accidents in Boston A dooring accident (not really an accident in the legal sense) occurs when a person inside a vehicle opens his or her door into the path of oncoming traffic. This can include oncoming motorists, bicycle riders and even pedestrians, though pedestrians are not usually traveling fast…
Dooring is a very common way in which bicycle riders are injured in the Greater Boston area. The really sad thing is every dooring accident is entirely preventable. Even the slightest amount of thought and awareness from motorists would prevent the majority of dooring accidents in our area. As the…
Imagine you are biking home from work, and you live in Brighton. You are riding down a small street lined with cars on both sides. There is barely enough room for a car to squeeze through. As you are riding home, you suddenly see that one of the parked cars…