PSA on doorings: check your mirrors!

[Hayes Myers]

If its common knowledge they never check before exiting what is one to do?
I only ride off-road... big cities and flattened cyclists are common sight.
Maybe mega projector lights (Like the HELLA 4 beam hood mounts) would help.
I can feel the road rash whenever I hear these stories.  You see the same
situations on a streetbike as well.  There should be many many many more
cycling lanes.

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of Gsidman
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 4:07 PM
To: 'Brett Dikeman'; 'Audi List'; s-car-list at audifans.com; '200q20V mailing
list'
Subject: RE: PSA on doorings: check your mirrors!

Brett:         Bad news and my sympathies.  I got doored when I was 10 years
old. Fortunately the driver was a doctor. I was riding without rubber grips
on the handlebars of my Schwinn, and took the handlebar end almost in the
left eye.  Not only did the Doc treat me right on the spot, but he showed up
at our house the next day with a gift of grips. Embarrassed the hell out of
my Dad who couldn't see the value of grips. I still carry the scar.  

Ever since I watch for occupied parked cars - they do not check before
exiting.......

George Sidman

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