We all know the cars and bicycles don’t mix very well as there seems to be a war going on between them on the streets. This is the case of cyclist that was involved in taxi/passenger accident in Melbourne Australia.
Apparently, a taxi passenger accidentally doored the cyclist, knocking him over. Of course, the cyclist wasn’t too happy about the situation and demanded for the person’s personal information, but was actually refused and even insulted.
The is even a video avaiable in case you wan't to check out things for yourselves, as the bicycle rider had a camera attached to his bike. Moreover, from the looks of it the video made quite a big fuss on the internet, numerous people commenting on the situation. The matter even attracted the attention of Garry Brennan Bicycle Network of Victoria, saying that drivers and car passengers should learn the road rules.
He actually told the Herald Sun “Collins St (has) a higher rate of dooring because there are so many taxis dropping passengers off … when they have not pulled up into a kerb.” Garry also went on to state that “a passenger should not get out of a vehicle unless it is parked. This is certainly something we all agree with as this will definitely reduce accidents as well as wider bike lanes.
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