2021 Hyundai Venue: Door Ajar




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Applications: Driver & Passenger Doors as well as Cargo Doors in a hatchback, Curbside Parking, Street Parking, Driveways, Garage, Highways, Parking lots, Shopping centres


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Relevant Stats: "According to a new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, road debris played a role in more than 200,000 crashes reported to police from 2011 to 2014, killing more than 500 people and injuring another 39,000. AAA says that’s a 40% increase since 2001, when the foundation first studied the problem....The AAA numbers echo a Government Accountability Office study from 2012. Based on data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the GAO found higher numbers: 440 deaths and 10,000 injuries in 2010 due to accidents involving unsecured loads...." (Road debris: a deadly hazard | CNN)


Relevant Stats: "In most cases, the person who opened the door to their car before the accident happened will be held liable for the damages. However, it can be difficult to determine fault after the car door has been hit because each person will have a different version of events that must be fully examined. ..If the moving motor vehicle had the right of way, then you will be held responsible for the damages. In most cases, cars have the right to stay in motion on the roadways. It is important for all drivers to take the time to carefully check their mirrors before they open their doors near oncoming traffic... "(Who Is at Fault in an Open Car Door Accident | The Law Place)

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Relevant Background: "Dooring is a traffic collision or crash in which a bicyclist (or other road user) rides into a motor vehicle's door, or is struck by or swerves to avoid a door that was opened quickly by an occupant who failed to check carefully for approaching traffic.[1][2] Proper procedure requires a driver to check the side mirror before opening the door, and/or perform a shoulder check...Dooring can happen when a driver has parked or stopped to exit their vehicle, or when passengers egress from cars, taxis and ride shares into the path of a cyclist in an adjacent travel lane. The width of the door zone in which this can happen varies, depending upon the model of car one is passing. The zone can be almost zero for a vehicle with sliding or gull-wing doors or much larger for a truck. In many cities across the globe, doorings are among the most common and injurious bike-vehicle incidents.[3] Any passing vehicle may also strike and damage a negligently opened or left open door, or injure or kill the exiting motorist or passenger.Use of the Dutch Reach (or 'far hand method') for vehicle egress has been advised to prevent doorings as it combines both measures. The term dooring is also applied when such sudden door opening causes the oncoming rider to swerve to avoid collision, with or without loss of control, crash or cause a secondary collision with another oncoming vehicle or another vehicle that is directly next to the cyclist...The term also applies when a door is negligently left open, unduly blocking a travel lane.." ("Dooring", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dooring)


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Relevant Material: "These accidents happen when a vehicle door is opened into traffic and is struck by an approaching vehicle.
Vehicle "A" = 100% Vehicle "B" = 0%
The rules of the road..Drivers and passengers must not open their door unless it is safe to do so and must not leave it open for longer than necessary. Therefore, the driver of Vehicle A would be found 100% responsible....What does it say in the Motor Vehicle Act? The applicable sections of the Motor Vehicle Act are: Section 203 When opening door prohibited..." ("Opening vehicle door into traffic" , https://www.icbc.com/claims/crash-responsibility-fault/crash-examples/Pages/open-door-into-traffic-crash.aspx)
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Relevant Statistics: "Statistics on the topic are rather scarce, as the police in most countries usually classify this kind of accident simply as a non-specified collision of a cyclist and a car. In some places, however, dooring’s been brought into focus, and it’s turned out that it can’t be shrugged off. In 2011, for example, Chicago registered 344 injuries of cyclists who crashed into a sudden obstacle created by an unexpected opening of a car door. Dooring thus made for 19.7%, or almost a fifth of all cycling injuries...In 2003, dooring was the cause of 11.9% of all cycling injuries registered in Toronto, while 8% of all serious injuries of London cyclists were the result of a collision with a car door. Dooring claimed the same percentage of victims also in Victoria, Australia, between 2006 and 2010. According to experts, dooring injuries rank among the less dangerous ones compared to other kinds of accidents, but they shouldn’t be ignored. Dooring can kill too. In New York City, dooring accounted for the deaths of 7 (i.e. 3%) out of the 225 cyclists killed in total from 1996 to 2005. In London, dooring claimed the lives of 3 people between 2010 and 2012..." ("Dooring", https://www.welovecycling.com/wide/2019/02/06/dooring-is-way-more-dangerous-than-you-think/)
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Relevant Article on Dooring: "Every year, scores of cyclists are hurt when drivers open doors in to their path. The collisions, known as "Dooring", can result in serious injuries and even death. But there is an easy way to prevent them: the "Dutch Reach". Popular in the Netherlands, the manoeuvre sees drivers and passengers open their doors using their hands furthest from it. The move forces them to pivot their body and head, allowing them to see any cyclists that might be in their blind spot...Along with preventing a potentially devastating injury, the Dutch reach can save drivers from some serious penalties. Motorists face $365 fine and three demerit points for dooring a cyclist". ("Within Reach." CAA MAGAZINE, Summer 2020, p. 46)
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Relevant Insurance Coverage:
a. Auto Insurance:: all perils, collision, liability, DCPD,, accident benefits, uninsured auto
b. Travel & health - Collision Waiver for Rental Vehicles c. Garage Auto Insurance
d. Personal and Commercial Liability for injury and property damage
e. Business Liability Coverage like that of taxi drivers, uber driver, rideshare drivers, delivery drivers etc.
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