Door Zone - A Real Eye-Opener!

This via Carbon Trace - a video that appeared on the Commute Orlando Blog , that shows in clear terms how far from a parked car is safe for overtaking.

This was a real eye-opener for me, because I think that I generally overtake parked cars somewhere between the first and second position shown, and probably nearer to the first - just three feet out. I think on tomorrow’s ride in to work I’ll watch myself closely, and see how it feels being in the final position shown . . .

Filed under: Assassination Attempts, Bike Culture, Bike to Work, USA, Video

2 Responses to “ Door Zone - A Real Eye-Opener! ”

  1. Brian on August 18, 2009 at 9:31 am

    Watch for the other door zone too.

    Last October I got taken out when a passenger in a car in a line of stop-start traffic to my right took me out. He thought he’d be quicker on foot and just flung open the car door (without warning the driver.) I was watching the door zone of the parked vehicles on my left. I’m back on the bike on the flat, now, but still not back to commuting yet.

  2. Andy in Germany on August 22, 2009 at 12:38 pm

    That’s 3 metres out from the Kerb. I thought I was being bolshy when I rode that far out. I’ll have to think again.

    I’ll need a very fast explanation prepared in German too…