Denver Bicycle Accident Lawyer on Bicycle Crashes Caused by Open Car Doors
A bicycle rider can do many things right and still end up in the hospital because someone in a parked car opened a door without looking. It happens fast. One second the lane is clear, the next there is a metal wall in front of the rider’s chest, hands, or front wheel. In Denver, where cyclists often ride beside parked cars on busy urban streets, dooring crashes are not rare, and they are often more serious than drivers expect. For injured riders, the legal issu
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A bicycle rider can do many things right and still end up in the hospital because someone in a parked car opened a door without looking. It happens fast. One second the lane is clear, the next there is a metal wall in front of the rider’s chest, hands, or front wheel. In Denver, where cyclists often ride beside parked cars on busy urban streets, dooring crashes are not rare, and they are often more serious than drivers expect. For injured riders, the legal issu
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