Almost bit the dust !!!!!

[Mrjoolz]

Filtering through traffic at 22mph (traffic stationary) at the end of the A20 on approach towards Kidbrooke.....

Some twat in the passenger seat of a car in the fast lane throws open door and climbs out............on go the brakes and horn.... starting to slide all over the place (thanks to the lovely bright white lines - local council painted down middle of the road)..... guy throws himself back against the side of the car, and leaves door wide open (clever chap - dickhead)

Anyways, luckily front wheel locks up and slides off the white line to the left causing the bike to lurch away from the door and all I hear was a little tap as the mirror caught the top corner.

I launched a sea of verbal abuse at the guy and was oh so close to headbutting the twat, but refrained myself, due to the fact of so many witnesses.

Anyway, made it in OK.....phew !!!!

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[Minty]

Were you undertaking or going between 2 lanes of traffic.

Either way, you have discovered the increased risk of doing either.

Filter down the outside and leave enough room, where possible, for doors to open and not obstruct you. Where this is not possible, go slowly enough to stop comfortably when someone does!
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[DrDonnyBrago]

Not much you can do to avoid that other than filter slower, good job for saving it .

[5150]

Crikey. Well done for saving it - and it's good you didn't get violent. Letting the filth flow from your mouth after your sphincter puckers shut is definitely more preferable to flying fists.

Car-door chap will probably be extra-careful when getting out of vehicles for the rest of his days now, too.

Is there anything else you could've done to prevent it? I'm not saying there definitely is, but sometimes it helps to go over the situation after you've cooled off. I don't tend to filter too swiftly in situations like yours after the exact same thing almost happened to me on the North Circular once.
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[evoboy]

Loud exhaust pipes seem to stop this happening for me.

The pipes on the TRX are loud enough to rattle the glass in car windows

Ive been through a drivers side window on a pushbike when someones opened it on me.
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[Mrjoolz]

I always slow down when filtering, and move over when couriers and the more impatient people wanna pass.

Its not worth the risk and the damage to ride too progressively through stationary traffic. It probably wasnt that big of a skid, but time slows down when these things happen, and it makes you think you had time to react differently.

22 mph was pretty slow and the road is pretty wide, else I would have hit his door.

Shook me up a bit, but angered me more I think.

At least I may have helped the masses, when it comes to this berk wanting to exit the vehicle on an busy A road next time.


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Current Bike: Suzuki GSX1300R Hyabusa.....

[Rogerborg]

My god, another case of some idiot painting white lines between two lanes? That's the second one today!

Well, good on you for saving it. I'm not sure there is an entirely safe speed to filter at, you could have a door opened two inches in front of your face.

For all the money that manufacturers put into brakes, ABS and suspension set ups, you think they could spunk £10 on fitting a little device to shout "This vehicle is filtering. WAKE UP, YOU DOZY PLANKS!"
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[Andy_Pagin]

[Mrjoolz]

didnt know that Andy.

I'll use that one next time perhaps unless he wants to cross my palm with silver/gold to not call plod ?

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Current Bike: Suzuki GSX1300R Hyabusa.....

[fireyphoenix1...]

A20 ? thats dual carrige way aint it ......fuck witnesses i would have nutted him. but my temper is very short when it come to thick cunt who are too lazy to to take 1 SECOND to shoulder / mirror check before opening doors
i had it happen in filtering in blackpool on my MTB when i was 16 really pisses me off as the drivers up here are the worst i have seen in the country rideing down the proms horrible no one checks anywhere they just walk across 4 lanes of roads not to mention the bloody horse carriage doors being opened without warning and able to take your head off if you any closer than 6 feet to thing ... i wish all cars used these things https://l.yimg.com/i/ng/sh/carenthu/20100827/12/3623735883-world-s-strangest-car-doors.jpg?x=566&y=376&q=80&sig=fitrqhCNvJBZwhSnA3Ww9g--
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[Nick__C]

Surely that regulation means you're not allowed to open in to cause injury?
Not just opening of the door..
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[WannaBeDude]

Not nearly bit dust, now where near ...

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[Rogerborg]

[Im-a-Ridah]

Probably not worth going the extra step of going hands on with him, especially since there are two of them and one of you, and they could have a weapon hidden in the car, or something that could be used as such, and you don't.

[Nick__C]

oops read it as though it meant no opening of the door full stop.. My bad.
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