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The
Door Prize: Cyclists killed by
dooring
This
is a list of cyclists killed because of motorists opening
their door in the cyclist's path.
They're presented both to show cyclists how important it
is for them to not ride in the door zone, but also to
provide ammunition to convince local governments not to
do stupid things like allowing cars to park in bike
lanes, as is done in Austin, Texas.Samuel Hernandez (May 18, 1987, Santa Ana, CA) Age 19. Killed when his bicycle was knocked into traffic by open truck door, struck by passing car. Door Zone Project Winnie Stallion (March 6, 1989, Derby, UK) Age 68, killed in Derby, UK. A car passed her and parked, and as she pulled out to pass the parked car, the driver opened the door and knocked her off her bike. She lapsed into a coma, and two days later she died. Door Zone Project Chantal Malard (June 1994, Montreal) In June 1994, Chantal Malard, a Montreal cyclist was killed when a motorist opened a car door into her path. The ensuing collision between bicycle and car door caused the cyclist to be thrown into the path of a truck. She died on the road. magma.co/~ocbc Eugene Chang (Aug. 19, 1994, San Francisco) Killed while commuting. At 9:30 a.m., a car door suddenly opened in his path. The top of the door primarily impacted his neck. Barry Popik Clyde Moss (Oct. 16, 1996, Manhattan) Clyde Moss of Brooklyn, 52, a daily bike commuter for 30 years, was doored off his bike and thrown into the path of a truck that ran over him on Church St. near Franklin St. in lower Manhattan just before 8 a.m. transalt, cars-suck.org Rosemarie Brodie (Oct. 28, 1996, Manhattan) Rosemarie Brodie, 33, of East 85th St., was doored off her bike and thrown into the path of a van that ran over her on York Ave. near 72nd St. in the morning of Oct. 28, 1996. cars-suck.org Brian Thang Yiean Wong (July 18, 1997, Toronto, Ontario) Age 29, killed when his bicycle hit an open van door and he was thrown into path of a school bus. Door Zone Project Andreas Karayiannis (Oct. 4, 1997, Cyprus) Sixty-eight-year-old Andreas Karayiannis died in a dooring accident on October 4, 1997 in Nicosia, Cyprus. The man was cycling down Nikis avenue when a door from a parked car swung open and knocked him off balance. As Karayiannis fell to the ground, he was hit by the passing car and killed. hri.org Philip Slipakoff (Jan. 6, 1998, New Orleans) Killed when his bicycle was knocked into path of moving vehicle after the door of parked car swung open. Door Zone Project Dell Covington (Nov. 18, 2004, Manhattan) At 10:45 a.m., on November 18, 2004, Bike Messenger Dell Covington, 42, of Woodhaven, Brooklyn, was riding north on Eighth Avenue near 49th Street. He tried to negotiate a narrow space between a double-parked delivery truck and a police prisoner transport van. That's when he slammed into a door opened by one of the deliverymen in the truck, according to the police account. ahalenia.com Keith Provost (June 24, 2001, Vancouver) On June 24, 2001, 40 year-old actor Keith Provost was killed during a bike ride in Vancouver when someone opened their car door without looking. Provost's bicycle slammed into open car door, he travelled another 5 meters before landing on his upper body. He died of head injuries the next day. BicycleSafe Dana Laird (July 2, 2002, Cambridge, MA) At approximately 3:45 PM on Tuesday, July 2, 2002, cyclist Dana Laird was killed in front of 501 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Lucas Cox (Sept. 16, 2002, New Orleans) On Sept. 16, 2002, 33-year-old Lucas Cox was riding his bicycle on Camp Street, where he was forced to swerve out into traffic to avoid an opening car door. The abrupt move forced him into the path of an 18-wheel truck that killed him instantly. Best of New Orleans Elizabeth Padilla (June 9, 2005, Manhattan) 28-year old Liz Padilla was killed June 9, 2005 in Park Slope after swerving from a truck's open car door and hitting another truck. visual resistance, NY Daily News
Ghost Cycle (Seattle) It's unclear from the website whether this victim of dooring in Seattle survived or not. Ghost Cycle |
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Safe Road Riding Game/Quiz The Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation has an excellent Safe Road Riding Game/Quiz. Most bike safety stuff I see tells you little more than to wear your helmet and follow the law -- as though it were that easy to be safe. But PennDOT's quiz presents real-world scenarios: How do you avoid that car door opening in front of you? What do you do when you're approaching a sewer grate? Good stuff.
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