{"id":25419,"date":"2025-07-22T13:23:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T19:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multisenal.com\/?p=25419"},"modified":"2025-07-22T13:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T19:23:13","slug":"what-dooring-is-and-how-to-avoid-the-worst-cyclist-enemy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multisenal.com\/en\/blog\/sabias-que\/what-dooring-is-and-how-to-avoid-the-worst-cyclist-enemy\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT DOORING IS AND HOW TO AVOID THE WORST CYCLIST ENEMY?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We all have passed for this situation, no matter where, how or when, the worst cyclist enemy<\/strong> lurks during day and night, isn\u2019t about the dog running behind us, neither the bike thief (even though is really close) or a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, we refer to dangerous and lethal dooring<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you know What dooring <\/em>is? Have you ever heard about it? Maybe you\u2019ve heard or even you\u2019ve been prey of it and you don\u2019t know. Today\u2019s ride we will tell you about a bad practice that puts the life of cyclists at risk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What dooring is?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The word comes from the English door and means puerta <\/em>in Spanish, it doesn\u2019t have a precise translation. But I bet you can have a small idea of what dooring <\/em>is, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right, dooring <\/em>refers to the action driver or passenger of a car performs when opening the door without watching out before do it so, and causing the impact of a cyclist against it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This occurs when the person opens the car door a millisecond before cyclist passes by, or even at the right moment when cyclist pass by next to it. It is also important to mention that not only who transport by bike are prey in this practice. Of course, cyclists are particularly vulnerable, as motorcyclists, skaters and other motorists are part of this category, that are surprised before unseen situation and can\u2019t do so much to avoid impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dooring <\/em>Dangers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Result obvious the greatest danger of this situation is the impact against door, without considering the most probable discussion between victim and aggressor. Even though it seems a carelessly situation, only the people we\u2019ve been victims of this phenomenon know we can see our whole life flash before our eyes, when this happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And believe us, we are not exaggerating. For example, in New York City between 1996 and 2005, the door opening without caution caused the death of 7 cyclists<\/strong>, representing the 3% of the 225 people that perished in those years by road accidents. On the other side of the world, dooring <\/em>caused the death of 3 people<\/strong> in London in 2010 and 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2003, this practice meant the 11,9% of all the severe injuries<\/strong> in cyclists registered in Toronto, while in Victoria and Australia, the percentage was 8% between 2006 and 2010. Even some experts detail injuries caused by impact when opening a door as the least severe, it doesn\u2019t mean these aren\u2019t dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possible Injuries to Suffer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The most obvious injuries are the severe ones, as fractures and shocks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of them can be lethal or permanent<\/strong> for cyclist, if the cyclist doesn\u2019t wear the correct protection equipment, as safety helmet, knee and elbow pads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, these aren\u2019t the only injuries that can be suffered. Believe it or not, the psychological damage<\/strong> is also present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although many people would believe this is an exaggeration, is true that any hit means a trauma and depending on the person can be the intensity of it in your mind. A strong shock against a car door can result in a durable psychological impact<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among all these consequences, exists the one where cyclists can experience anxiety <\/strong>while riding. And some of them could consider stop the bike usage as a mean of transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, in lethal cases, isn\u2019t the hit against the door what ends the life of a cyclist, but in the worst case, the door opening or the avoidance of it can cause being run over <\/strong>by vehicle transit next to cyclist; sometimes this may result in cyclist death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Avoid Dooring<\/em>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Not everyone has the superhero reflexes to avoid a door opening and don\u2019t lose the balance. That\u2019s why there are some other recommendations we can improve…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As cyclists:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n