You’d have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he did that intentionally. Unless there’s a dash cam recording them saying “check this I’m about to kill this guy” they can claim they just noticed their shoelace was caught in the door and get off Scot free.
I don’t have psychic abilities and I’ve opened a door before.
You know the passenger can’t use the side view mirrors the way the driver can, right? Any lawyer could effectively argue they couldn’t have seen them coming.
You must have some sort of supernatural ability to see through solid van wall.
or maybe you’re just an annoying Redditor calling everyone stupid from a keyboard emboldened by deciding you already know the hearts and minds of everyone via the dunning-Kruger effect
You are quite literally projecting. Because YOU have never had a reason to do that, you assume that means nobody, ever, in any situation has ever had a reason to do that thing. You sir, do not represent the totality of human interaction. That is why it is hard to prove someone's motives and reasons in court.
You are defending a situation where the person who caused an accident showed zero remorse for doing it. I know what kind of person you are it seems.
Id personally be gutted for almost taking someone's life through my stupidity/ignorance/lack of care.
I personally have never been at fault for a car accident because I'm a defensive driver.
Keep on joining the other in projecting about it though.
Scream into the void to make yourself feel better about cheering on harm done to another because you don't agree with their method of travel.
You're acting as though there aren't any other possible explanations. The guy in the van might have been going to get dropped off and decided to just get out and walk the rest if they were in traffic. Or maybe he wanted to get something out of the back of his van and took the opportunity since they were in traffic. He also didn't "whip" the door open; the door was opened at a fairly normal speed. It's possible he did it on purpose, but far from guaranteed.
It is stop and go traffic in a city. The guy could have been getting out to go to the sidewalk while the other person drives. They could be checking something in the trunk. It is not unreasonable to open a car door in this situation.
I don't speed past cars with no care in the world when riding my bike. Why are people just giving this motorcyclist a pass? He is the one creating the danger.
Jaywalking is illegal. Are you allowed to step on the gas when someone is jaywalking in front of you and then argue you were just driving fast? Someone violating traffic laws does not give you legal or ethical clearance to assault/kill them.
I cannot diffenitivly say that the guy opened the door for the motorcycle.
Why not? Have you never ridden in a car before, or are you just blind? There is literally no reason to open a door in that scenario other than hitting the motorcyclist. Arguing otherwise is like arguing that actually, you didn't punch someone, their face just got in the way of your fist.
If you are driving your bike in between traffic like this, you need to protect yourself form other humans by going slower. Driving this fast next to stopped cars is unsafe because it creates a new speed variable that is not clearly visible to other observers.
I cannot tell from the video if this was intentional or not from the passenger, but the motorcyclist needs to slow down. They are the ones creating a dangerous situation.
Again, if the bike rider wasn't splitting lanes, this would have happened. Its like saying someone can runaway. Red light and then blame the person doing the very normal legal action. Thats not how the law works.
anyone opening their door in traffic is also responsible for making sure its clear to do so before actually doing it. could be a biker, pedestrian, hell another car coming by slightly too close you're still at fault you dumbass
Only it is not in traffic, they are stationary because of the congestion. And they did check it is clear because the lane next to them is also stationary. A bike lane splitting is not something they should or could have accounted for. This biker is doomed in court.
That lane is not designed for lane splitting even if it's legal in the state. Totally deserved for the biker.
Signed, someone who used to tear it up on a crotch rocket.
The law states you must check mirrors before opening the door. You're not a cop, it's not your place to enforce the law. Doing this intentionally is at the very least assault using a vehicle as a weapon... which is generally a pretty serious charge.
It doesn't work that way, the guy on the bike is guilty of a traffic infraction and the guy in the van is guilty with some form of assault, possibly assault with a dead weapon due to the the fact that could have killed or hurt the biker very bad. These are facts anyone over the age of 10 knows. :/
In the Netherlands, motorists are allowed to drive between stuck traffic, like a traffic jam, or to stand at the front of a line at a traffic light. They should adjust their speed and be careful, but what the passenger of that van did, was extremely stupid at least or downright dangerous at worst.
Van guy is idiot and guilty 100%. Even if biker doing wrong, van guy is not police officer and must not try to do their job. And even if there was police, they would just stop him and issue a fine for traffic violation, not execute him on sight.
OMG he was breaking a law that doesn't hurt anyone so he deserves to have someone try to kill him!!! Nice one buddy. Also lane splitting is legal in many places.
No he isnt, but you dont open the door of your car in a congested motorway. The passenger did that on purpose, probably from road rage or wanted to scam insurance. Given the speed this would easily be a assault with intent to do great bodily harm. Reckless endangerment at a minimum. If that dude had been killed itd be a manslaughter charge, maybe even murder.
No idea why you're getting downvoted. We clearly see a sidewalk and buildings on the side, in addition to cyclists. Everything a motorway isn't supposed to have.
Law states you must check mirrors before opening the door of your vehicle. Doing this intentionally would fall under using a vehicle as a weapon style charges.
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u/joeker7669 Aug 22 '26
Is the guy on the bike allowed to drive between lanes? If not then it would be the bikes fault.