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Cyclist crashes into car door: Who is to blame for a dooring accident?

Advice / Legal: So-called dooring accidents are unfortunately a part of everyday traffic. For cyclists, a collision with a suddenly opening car door can end badly. As is so often the case after an accident, the question of fault arises as to those involved. A ruling from summer 2022 sheds at least some light on the issue of dooring. "Doorings" are... read more

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September 9, 2019of

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Dooring accidents - new campaign to raise awareness among car drivers: Turn your head, see cyclists

Spektrum: Carelessly opened car doors are unfortunately a daily occurrence for many urban cyclists – a scenario that can have dire consequences. According to a Forsa survey, 16 percent of drivers rarely or never check their shoulder, thus provoking so-called dooring accidents. With a new campaign, the German Road Safety Council (DVR) wants to... read more

September 9, 2019of