Which is something I've never understood, personally.
Granted I'm a bit more concerned with another car flying through and ripping my door off; but you bet I'm worried about traffic when I open my door.
No matter how you assess the situation, there is no excuse for such carelessness.
Why would anyone risk human lives [possibly your own] and personal property in such a fashion?
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Based on your time in Amsterdam, would you say drivers there are more _patient_ with cyclists?
I've often held the sentiment that a large number of US accidents are simply a result of impatience. The way people handle switching lanes, controlled intersections, merging, etc. in the US has always seemed rather "selfish" to me.
As an example: it always seems that drivers here in the states, when switching lanes, would rather overtake than undertake, even when undertaking is clearly the safer option (e.g: less traffic behind the car in question, little or no traffic behind you but considerable traffic in front of you).
Which is something I've never understood, personally.
Granted I'm a bit more concerned with another car flying through and ripping my door off; but you bet I'm worried about traffic when I open my door.
No matter how you assess the situation, there is no excuse for such carelessness.
Why would anyone risk human lives [possibly your own] and personal property in such a fashion? ---
Based on your time in Amsterdam, would you say drivers there are more _patient_ with cyclists?
I've often held the sentiment that a large number of US accidents are simply a result of impatience. The way people handle switching lanes, controlled intersections, merging, etc. in the US has always seemed rather "selfish" to me.
As an example: it always seems that drivers here in the states, when switching lanes, would rather overtake than undertake, even when undertaking is clearly the safer option (e.g: less traffic behind the car in question, little or no traffic behind you but considerable traffic in front of you).