Boston Bike Lane + Cab = Bad
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Uploaded by destro727 on Jul 17, 2011
Today I got doored by a cab and happened to have my helmet camera on and running. I still drop my jaw every time I watch it
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I wish we could get those in Boston
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thats why we have protected bike lanes in chicago
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Woman, of course.
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@EthanF727 Agreed. But I personally wouldn't try to ride through a gap like that with any speed. I'd prefer to die of old age 60 years from now
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The driver is still at fault for pulling over next to the bike lane knowing the door would open into the bike lane.
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To clarify: doored by a cab passenger, not a cab driver. You can't educate everyone. You need to watch out for high risk situations like this one.
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Anytime a vehicle's in the bike lane, I move into the "car" lane. Bad idea to squeeze yourself in those situations, as you found out.
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I saw you at the halloween ride and you told me out the video, found it no problem! sean with the blue peugeot...glad you're ok :3
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Riding a bike in the city is cimilar to driving a car in the way that you get put in situations where you have a short time to make decisions. Sometimes you make the wrong decision as a result of lots of pressure and very little time. If I could redo this I would go the other way around the cab. But I would also spit on it for choosing a dangerous spot to drop off it's passenger.
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My favorite part was how you saw a cab there and decided, "Okay, let me use my brain in this situation - what might happen next? Whatever, let me go in through this tiny space." Part of being a defensive driver is to scan inside cars. Why did you go inbetween? Nevermind, don't answer that - I have my answers.
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shehant 6 months ago
@shehant
It is illegal to do that in the bike lane in MA. They are required to pull off onto a stret that does not have a bike lane if order to drop someone off.
destro727 5 months ago
Ouch!!! That's gotta hurt. It's great that there are bike lanes. Now on to phase 2... "Complete Streets", so that there are less of these accidents.
MrTimVeal 7 months ago 4
@MrTimVeal
No, Phase 2 should be educate the driver so to know the difference between a bike lane and a parking lane
destro727 7 months ago 8