Avoiding the Door Zone

Shows how far out to ride to keep from getting doored.

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Education

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• DoorZone2

[PacMan257]

Fantastic video. Where can I download a copy of this?

[Wpreston3]

Real player will download from YouTube.

[freddotu]

I would consider an important distinction in this video to be the lane width, is it a sub-standard width travel lane or a lane of fourteen feet or greater?

Well done instructional video!

[Wpreston3]

Actually we will say, "if you are this far out then you should probably take the lane. Very few 14 foot lanes with parked cars alongside.

[kaiser9100]

gaz545 sent me!

[catbells69]

If you ride this far out past stationary vehicle, you will be hassled by the c*nts behind you for obstructing their god given right to the road.

[u13at8]

@catbells69 You are right, there's no way you can ride this far out, without the huge queue behind you swearing.

[gigwhipx10fast]

@BeeryUSA This is incongruent with my comments.

[BeeryUSA]

@gigwhipx10fast Would you die to save someone ten seconds delay in getting to the next stop light? I don't think so.

[BeeryUSA]

@labyonnette If it's a question of aggravating motorists or getting run over by a motorist I've avoided aggravating, I'll go with aggravating motorists.

The fact that many motorists do not understand why cyclists need to take the lane should not be something I should encourage at the risk of my life.

[BeeryUSA]

This video essentially proves that bike lanes in a parking zone are completely useless. At the point where the cyclist says he's comfortable and not likely to swerve, he's about in the middle of a regular traffic lane. At that position, I would still be likely to swerve - I'd need a couple more feet. But at that point a swerve wouldn't matter, as you'd be in the position of 'taking the lane' - a position which does not permit overtaking in the lane.

Bike lanes in parking zones - pointless.

[gigwhipx10fast]

@xchopp You are right... In an ideal world. But it isn't. (Thankfully).

[xchopp]

@gigwhipx10fast You could be right... but I maintain that technicalities do matter: if we do it right, there won't be any altercation (see watch?v=vDPrmMGeEus -- no altercation). Of course, some people are simply impatient (watch?v=dyUFlbgz1BQ). Where I have come a cropper is not getting far enough out quickly enough (watch?v=wzJETJyZHuI).

[gigwhipx10fast]

@xchopp Forget the technicalities. In many bike vs vehicle altercations everyone believes they are being the reasonable one (Your detailed account demonstrates this) and therefore everybody else is being unreasonable, whether in cars or on bikes. We can't all be right all the time. I stand to be corrected.

[xchopp]

@gigwhipx10fast It could be if everyone were reasonable: time elapsed in passing is important. I am not going to hold up a line of cars for more than 20 seconds. On the other hand, if I am riding past parked cars at 25 mph in a 25 mph zone with a signed 20 mph blind corner approaching, I am not going to yield the lane for 10 seconds of a motorist's time vs my safety (see watch?v=vDPrmMGeEus). If riding < 10 mph I will next to parked vehicles, paying close attention w/fingers on brakes.

[gigwhipx10fast]

@catbells69 Never mind the cunts behind you, if you ride that far out in the U.K. you'll be hit by the cunts coming the other way!