The bicyclist may fall off the bike while attempting to
avoid your car door, often hitting the gravel at a speed forceful enough to cause serious injury
If the bicyclist tries to
avoid the car door that was flung open, they often crash on the pavement or even ride into the path of another car or bicycle.
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Not exact matches
Set safety practices with the opening / shutting of
car doors to
avoid smashed finger injuries.
Regardless of the cause, we could have
avoided this entire misadventure had Tesla included some form of manual override for the proximity fob and retractable
door handles — perhaps a keyhole and removable key in the fob or some way to unlock the
car by entering a code.
Noteworthy: Gorgeous styling has allowed Aston Martin's first four -
door in ages to
avoid any controversy about adding a sedan to its sports
car lineup.
Of those goodies worth noting, there's a stowage bin with cassette and cupholder in the center console; tilt wheel, even though it houses an air bag (some
cars offer bag or tilt, but not both); a second set of radio volume / seek controls on the instrument panel near the wheel; a handy yellow release button for ease of opening the hood; and an arrow on the instrument panel gas gauge pointing to the location of the filler
door to help you
avoid pulling into the filling station on the wrong side.
You'll save yourself all kinds of trouble and
avoid the bad behaviors that accompany moves when people just pull in the garage, open the
car door, and let the dog run inside and gallivant about.
Avoiding sound library CDs, we bought ourselves a
car door from the local scrapyard, put lavalier mics inside it and postioned a pair of 411s slightly further away.
To
avoid this make sure you always have a cloth bag with you, hanging next to the
door, or tossed in your
car.
These tips include opening the
door on the driver's side by reaching for the handle with the right hand so that the driver is forced to turn and look behind to see if there are any oncoming bicycles, cyclists passing parked
cars at a safe distance of a minimum of 3 to 5 feet and
avoiding driving or parking in bike lanes.
Riders that are on the shoulder are in far more danger of getting «
doored» — squashed by a
car turning right or veering into traffic to
avoid an animal or pedestrian.
When the
car driver suddenly opens his or her
door, the bicyclist is provided with no opportunity to react, and no ability to stop or
avoid the impact.
Passengers and drivers must check for nearby bicyclists to make sure they are clear to open
doors to
avoid door zone accidents, or «
doored,» due to the space an open
car door takes.
The
car should be in solid mechanical order, a four -
door vehicle and no less than 5 years old (this
avoids adding collision insurance).
To
avoid having your
car stolen, always remember to lock your
doors and park in well - lit areas.
When your sentry is well - balanced, you
avoid danger, taking adequate precautions such as wearing a bike helmet or locking the
door to your
car; when overstimulated, the sentry floods your body with fear even when danger is not present, such as with phobias of flying or driving, or through anxiety disorders such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or Social Phobia; when under - stimulated, you may not be vigilant enough, such as thrill - seekers who seem to continually «cheat death,» until they don't.