quick one a friend opened her car door on a passing car
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Steffan said:
Wide enough to strike the other car.
It could easily have been a motorcycle of cyclist. There could have been serious injuries.
Your friend needs to wise up on safe driving and parking. They were lucky.
I did this to a cyclist once except we had pulled up to the kerb and he was passing us up the inside, he went straight into the door silly prickIt could easily have been a motorcycle of cyclist. There could have been serious injuries.
Your friend needs to wise up on safe driving and parking. They were lucky.
This might not be as you all expect.
A few years ago my friend was cleaning her 306 GTI-6 on the side of the street where she lives and she was lying inside it cleaning the carpets with the door open about 1-2 foot into the road with her feet sticking out.
The door shut back onto her feet and she pushed it back open with her foot a couple of feet. At that moment a car passed by and smashed right into the open door making a right mess of both cars.
The police got involved and it was decided between the police and insurance etc that the driver of the passing car was at fault for not leaving sufficient space when passing parked cars, in case of things exactly like this happening.
A few years ago my friend was cleaning her 306 GTI-6 on the side of the street where she lives and she was lying inside it cleaning the carpets with the door open about 1-2 foot into the road with her feet sticking out.
The door shut back onto her feet and she pushed it back open with her foot a couple of feet. At that moment a car passed by and smashed right into the open door making a right mess of both cars.
The police got involved and it was decided between the police and insurance etc that the driver of the passing car was at fault for not leaving sufficient space when passing parked cars, in case of things exactly like this happening.
NinjaPower said:
This might not be as you all expect.
A few years ago my friend was cleaning her 306 GTI-6 on the side of the street where she lives and she was lying inside it cleaning the carpets with the door open about 1-2 foot into the road with her feet sticking out.
The door shut back onto her feet and she pushed it back open with her foot a couple of feet. At that moment a car passed by and smashed right into the open door making a right mess of both cars.
The police got involved and it was decided between the police and insurance etc that the driver of the passing car was at fault for not leaving sufficient space when passing parked cars, in case of things exactly like this happening.
To be honest though, said friend was a bit daft in your example anyway, she could have cleaned the carpets from the other side from the sounds of how she was positioned in the car, unless she's about 4 feet tall (letting her 'lie inside it' while having her feet sticking out while cleaning drivers-side carpet A few years ago my friend was cleaning her 306 GTI-6 on the side of the street where she lives and she was lying inside it cleaning the carpets with the door open about 1-2 foot into the road with her feet sticking out.
The door shut back onto her feet and she pushed it back open with her foot a couple of feet. At that moment a car passed by and smashed right into the open door making a right mess of both cars.
The police got involved and it was decided between the police and insurance etc that the driver of the passing car was at fault for not leaving sufficient space when passing parked cars, in case of things exactly like this happening.
)wst said:
o be honest though, said friend was a bit daft in your example anyway, she could have cleaned the carpets from the other side from the sounds of how she was positioned in the car, unless she's about 4 feet tall (letting her 'lie inside it' while having her feet sticking out while cleaning drivers-side carpet )
Well yes she is very short! 5 foot max perhaps.)And yes it was a bit stupid of her but hey, don't shoot the messenger! I'm just saying what happened!
NinjaPower said:
This might not be as you all expect.
A few years ago my friend was cleaning her 306 GTI-6 on the side of the street where she lives and she was lying inside it cleaning the carpets with the door open about 1-2 foot into the road with her feet sticking out.
The door shut back onto her feet and she pushed it back open with her foot a couple of feet. At that moment a car passed by and smashed right into the open door making a right mess of both cars.
The police got involved and it was decided between the police and insurance etc that the driver of the passing car was at fault for not leaving sufficient space when passing parked cars, in case of things exactly like this happening.
Similar experience: A few years ago my friend was cleaning her 306 GTI-6 on the side of the street where she lives and she was lying inside it cleaning the carpets with the door open about 1-2 foot into the road with her feet sticking out.
The door shut back onto her feet and she pushed it back open with her foot a couple of feet. At that moment a car passed by and smashed right into the open door making a right mess of both cars.
The police got involved and it was decided between the police and insurance etc that the driver of the passing car was at fault for not leaving sufficient space when passing parked cars, in case of things exactly like this happening.
I was passenger in a recovery truck which collided with a parked car's door that was flung open just as we were passing. The car's driver and the truck driver had a heated exchange of opinions as to whose fault it was, and the police were called.
To our surprise, the police (who really weren't interested) declared it was the truck driver's fault for not leaving enough room when passing the parked car.
It honestly wouldn't have been possible for our truck to pass the car without being in striking distance of the car's door.
Doesn't seem right to me, but that's what happened.
My hazy memory says it is the passing vehicle at fault. SP&L should know the answer.
No hang on, you should check when opening a door that nothing is coming, or it's your fault for opening the door as something passes and hits it. If you door is already open and someone comes along and hits it, it's their fault.
I said my memory is hazy.
No hang on, you should check when opening a door that nothing is coming, or it's your fault for opening the door as something passes and hits it. If you door is already open and someone comes along and hits it, it's their fault.
I said my memory is hazy.
Edited by Tunku on Sunday 18th March 23:39
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