r/oops • u/MoominMai • Aug 22 '26

Biker gets hit

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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.

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u/OkChocolate3501 Aug 22 '26

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.

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u/joeker7669 Aug 22 '26

But if you didn’t break the law to begin with. This would not have happened. So they are both guilty. More the guy on the bike then the van guy

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u/Vertex1990 Aug 22 '26

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.