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| Thread ID: 117133 | 2011-04-04 02:51:00 | No more cyclists hitting car doors .... | SP8's (9836) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1191828 | 2011-04-04 07:30:00 | 2386 Yup, Lambo doors, 'nuff said :) |
inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1191829 | 2011-04-04 07:43:00 | The only drawback I can see is if you had one leg in and one leg out .... brings a whole new meaning to getting the snip .... :D | SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1191830 | 2011-04-04 07:53:00 | The door still sticks out as it turns 90 under the car | prefect (6291) | ||
| 1191831 | 2011-04-04 07:56:00 | So now instead of hitting your car door, the speed-crazed cyclist can hit you instead. What a bonus! | Blue Druid (4480) | ||
| 1191832 | 2011-04-04 08:26:00 | So now instead of hitting your car door, the speed-crazed cyclist can hit you instead. What a bonus! Luxury |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1191833 | 2011-04-04 09:21:00 | The door still sticks out as it turns 90 under the car So those gnome cyclists are buggered |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1191834 | 2011-04-04 09:30:00 | More moving parts so more to go wrong. | Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1191835 | 2011-04-04 09:37:00 | The door still sticks out as it turns 90 under the car Yeah, it does. But it's not as big a target as a normal door, and it's not 'out there' for very long, so it would be serious bad luck to hit that. A normal car door opens to at least 1200 mm from the vehicle. So if a cyclist is riding 1500 mm from the hazard (as per the Road Rules), it doesn't leave much leeway for sudden changes of direction. @Blue Druid: the fact that there might be a possibility of a collision between a cyclist and a soft target might make motorists think before they exit a vehicle. Would make so nice change. Don McGlashan would appreciate it. As would more than a few people I know... :pf1mobmini: |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1191836 | 2011-04-04 10:15:00 | They travel so fast these days that I would actually miss a lot of cyclists if I did not get the door open in time :devil . Riding a little (or a lot) slower past parked cars and being more alert when they see a car parking ahead of them might save a good number of calamities which neither the motorist nor the cyclist want . Not that the motorist is exonerated from checking for traffic before opening doors but given the almost invisibility of many cyclists, especially from the front, would suggest that caution would be a sensible attitude when the only thing between their bum and my bumper is some thinly-stretched Lycra . |
Blue Druid (4480) | ||
| 1191837 | 2011-04-04 11:32:00 | Wouldn't want to use it in foul weather, or Wellington, the rain would pour in. Bet it was designed in a nice dry and warm workshop. Even the Mercedes gull-wing didn't make that mistake and gave some protection from the weather. Smart idea but totally impractical for daily use. Open the door and the kids would be away down the street before you could swing a leg out too. 3/10 Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
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