Meaning of doorer | Babel Free

Definitions

Someone who doors ("to cause a collision by opening the door of a vehicle in front of an oncoming cyclist or pedestrian").

Examples

“A new word has been coined in the Big Apple to cover an increasingly common cause of death or injury — doorers. That means someone opens the door of a stationary motor vehicle and sends a cyclist flying in to the path of a passing car or bus usually with dire consequences.”

“This got me wondering, is there any comeback for the doorer, and is there any recourse for the dooree? Apparently there is and I thought I would share this with you in case you are the next victim.”

“"It actually forces them to look behind," he said. "That way. they can get a good view at what's coming up behind them so that they don't actually become a doorer."”

“"Police officers think that it's just as much the fault of the cyclist as of the doorers, which is not the law," Vaccaro said. "I don't think police officers are taught the law about opening doors unsafely."”

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