SUV drivers and door opening
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From: Sylvia Else on 10 Aug 2010 20:12 What is it about SUV drivers that makes them think they don't need to look into their mirrors before opening their doors? I swear it's only a matter of time before one of them loses a door when I'm too close to brake, and oncoming traffic prevents me from steering away from them. Sylvia.
From: PHATRS on 10 Aug 2010 20:19 On 11/08/10 10:12, Sylvia Else wrote: > What is it about SUV drivers that makes them think they don't need to > look into their mirrors before opening their doors? > > I swear it's only a matter of time before one of them loses a door when > I'm too close to brake, and oncoming traffic prevents me from steering > away from them. > > Sylvia. So you know there's a hazard. You must drive at a safe speed to be able to avoid the hazards. :P
From: Sylvia Else on 10 Aug 2010 20:28 On 11/08/2010 10:19 AM, PHATRS wrote: > On 11/08/10 10:12, Sylvia Else wrote: >> What is it about SUV drivers that makes them think they don't need to >> look into their mirrors before opening their doors? >> >> I swear it's only a matter of time before one of them loses a door when >> I'm too close to brake, and oncoming traffic prevents me from steering >> away from them. >> >> Sylvia. > > So you know there's a hazard. You must drive at a safe speed to be able > to avoid the hazards. > > :P I don't consider the risk of ripping the door off an SUV to be a sufficient hazard to justify slowing down or swerving every time I pass an one. The timing is such that it's only the door that's likely to be hit, not the occupant of the SUV. So if it happens, it happens. The SUV will be off the road for a while, which has to be a good thing. Sylvia.
From: PHATRS on 10 Aug 2010 20:42 On 11/08/10 10:28, Sylvia Else wrote: > On 11/08/2010 10:19 AM, PHATRS wrote: >> On 11/08/10 10:12, Sylvia Else wrote: >>> What is it about SUV drivers that makes them think they don't need to >>> look into their mirrors before opening their doors? >>> >>> I swear it's only a matter of time before one of them loses a door when >>> I'm too close to brake, and oncoming traffic prevents me from steering >>> away from them. >>> >>> Sylvia. >> >> So you know there's a hazard. You must drive at a safe speed to be able >> to avoid the hazards. >> >> :P > > I don't consider the risk of ripping the door off an SUV to be a > sufficient hazard to justify slowing down or swerving every time I pass > an one. > > The timing is such that it's only the door that's likely to be hit, not > the occupant of the SUV. > > So if it happens, it happens. The SUV will be off the road for a while, > which has to be a good thing. LOL. I couldn't agree more. Although I can't stand you using _that_ term.
From: Sylvia Else on 10 Aug 2010 20:54
On 11/08/2010 10:42 AM, PHATRS wrote: > Although I can't stand you using _that_ term. > Um?? Sylvia. |