Bike rider Injured in Avenue I ‘Dooring’ Crash, Second Brooklyn Incident This Month
For the second time this month, a Brooklyn bicycle rider was the victim of the dangerous new phenomenon known as a “dooring” crash.
The most recent incident took place on Jan. 6 in Kensington, according to police, who said a 57-year-old man riding his bike on Avenue I was seriously injured when he collided with the door of a parked car that had been opened at that same moment by the vehicle’s driver.
The bike rider was traveling west on Avenue I at approximately 12:30 p.m. when the driver of a parked car near East Second Street opened his door and the cyclist struck the door, police said.