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

Legal Advice: So-called dooring accidents are unfortunately a common occurrence in traffic. For cyclists, a collision with a suddenly opening car door can have serious consequences. As is so often the case after an accident, the question of fault arises. A court ruling from the summer of 2022 sheds some light on the matter regarding dooring. "Doorings" are… read more

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September 9, 2019of

Spectrum

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

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

September 9, 2019of