I am a Canadian citizen whose main mode of travel is the bicycle. The Japanese auto industry has an opportunity to save many of the world’s cyclists from injury and death.
Accidents by car drivers opening the door in the face of cyclists is called “dooring.” I myself was nearly killed by a speeding car on my left when the driver of a parked car on my right opened the door in my face.
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