As I reported
here, earlier this month Chicago cyclist Clint Miceli was killed when someone in a parked car suddenly opened a door in his path, knocking him off his bike and into the street, where he was run over by a car. Shocked by this tragedy, some people in the Chicago cycling community, in particular members of the
chifg.com message board, decided to try to raise awareness of how vulnerable cyclists are to being doored by starting an anti-dooring campaign. Right now the campaign is trying to raise $565 to have 10,000 of these stickers printed and distributed in Chicago.
If you’d like to donate, follow the ChipIn link below. The money is being collected by ChrisE of Team Pegasus, who is a sound bloke for putting this together. Thanks to TrinedyN for the sticker design. Hopefully this will just be the first step in the campaign. I’ll keep posting updates as the campaign progresses, and there should be a website up soon.
Remember, ride safely and check parked cars for occupants, and if you’re a driver please always check your mirrors before exiting your vehicle.
7 comments:
Just put $50 in the bucket.
Wow, Ethan, that's really great of you. Thanks a lot!
hey - where can I get these stickers for my city?
Vancouver people get doored too and it sucks.
hit me back at theantiguru ATNOSPAM gmail.com if you can help me with any info.
Thanks!
I would love to distribute some in Denver at our next race, how could I get some?
Jen at milehighmess dot com
Thanks!
Hey all, hopefully there will be a site up soon at www.anti-dooring.org, where people will be able to download a high-res PDF of the sticker design to make their own flyers and stickers. More details to follow.
I've got a better idea - don't ride in the door zone. Would you rather campaign for an infinitesimal increase in safety thru education of drivers? Or simply eliminate 100% of doorings, by taking the lane? There are no serious cycling advocates that recommend riding in the door zone.
vcspinner, since this post (which is from July) the campaign launched www.anti-dooring.org which has the following information:
"In an ideal world, cyclists would be riding out of the "door zone" at all times, and we want any cyclists reading this to ride out of the door zone. However, in the real world, cyclists frequently are in the door zone, either from necessity (such as avoiding potholes) or from inexperience. Nearly the entire width of the bike lane in many cities (including Chicago) is inside the door zone. Also, many cyclists interpret laws saying to "ride as far to the right as practicable" as requiring them to ride inside the door zone."
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