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anyone in an accident with a car door?
Postby ftssjk » Sat Feb 09, 2013 2:30 am
(found off another forum i frequent)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... BJ7GB1I280
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6BJ7GB1I280[/youtube]
[youtube]6BJ7GB1I280[/youtube]
Footage shows cyclist in what appears to be hi-vis gear.
ute opens door, cyclist gets knocked off.
Happened in Marine Parade Cottesloe WA 6011, Australia
7th of Feburary 2013
7-2-2013
6:30 am
Anyone have any info on this incident?
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Re: anyone in an accident with a car door?
Postby trailgumby » Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:33 am
Far out :O :O :O
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Re: anyone in an accident with a car door?
Postby foo on patrol » Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:36 am

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Re: anyone in an accident with a car door?
Postby herzog » Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:05 am
If there had been a car following, he'd probably be dead.
Probably worth sending this footage to the Victorian road safety authorities (given the James Cross case). Might give them more ammunition to beef up the penalties a bit.
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Re: anyone in an accident with a car door?
Postby il padrone » Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:43 am
Not a nice thing to have happen at all

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Re: anyone in an accident with a car door?
Postby sogood » Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:43 am
I have seen many years ago how far an off balanced rider can end up. On a bunch ride, a rider in the breakdown lane hit an cat eye or similar and was "thrown" across two wide traffic lanes and finally came to a stop on grassed median strip. Had there been a car or two at 80km/h, all would have been history.
Ride defensive and stay in control.

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Re: anyone in an accident with a car door?
Postby ftssjk » Sat Feb 09, 2013 4:46 pm
7-2-2013
6:30 am
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Re: anyone in an accident with a car door?
Postby Howzat » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:04 pm

The police should get a copy of this video, to include in the accident report which will likely have been filed. Might be worth ringing around local hospitals as well, to get this video to the cyclist,
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Re: anyone in an accident with a car door?
Postby YouAgainstMe » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:09 pm

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Re: anyone in an accident with a car door?
Postby steveo » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:15 pm
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