Lesson learnt and new wing mirror required

**Ms Piggy** · 13th January 2010, 16:59

I was pootling down Petone Esplanade tonight down the LHS of the backed-up traffic. Then all of a sudden "WHACK!" a parked vehicle I passed opened it's driver door. My wing mirror made contact and spun round so I couldn't see it. I kept riding and flicked it back round to find the mirror smashed (still in the surround though). I was 2 minutes from home so didn't stop.

I just kept thinking how that could've turned out if I had been a few seconds later going past!

Good lesson for me to keep my eyes peeled at all times!!! And no doubt a lesson for the car owner to look before they open their car door - I could've just as easily been a cyclist.

**imdying** · 13th January 2010, 17:18

Yep, that over taking on the left is a real killer.

**YellowDog** · 13th January 2010, 17:23

Yep, you do need to give enough space so that doors can open without hitting you.

That's seven years bad luck for you (hope not).

**Str8 Jacket** · 13th January 2010, 17:23

I would have gone back and smashed their head in....

**Squiggles** · 13th January 2010, 17:27

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

I would have gone back and smashed their head in....

**hayd3n** · 13th January 2010, 17:28

a cheap option would be to insert a plastic mirror

**Laxi** · 13th January 2010, 17:32

I split down the left on the esplanade all the time and had a few close calls, could have been worse, at least it was only a mirror injured

**Headbanger** · 13th January 2010, 17:33

The cheaper option is to remove the mirror.....

**Str8 Jacket** · 13th January 2010, 17:33

Originally Posted by Squiggles

Why thankyou kind Sir.....

**CookMySock** · 13th January 2010, 19:07

Originally Posted by Ms Piggy

down the LHS of the backed-up traffic. Then all of a sudden "WHACK!" a parked vehicle I passed opened it's driver door. My wing mirror made contact and ...

Um yeah you better not do that. If you do, then watch very very carefully for anyone seated in parked cars, and travel at such a speed you can easily stop.

I can tell you a long, tragic, and expensive story about that, but I wont because its not my story.

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

I would have gone back and smashed their head in....

Damn straight. Take helmet off, smile at them, and then hit them with helmet.

Steve

**steve_t** · 13th January 2010, 19:18

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

Um yeah you better not do that. If you do, then watch very very carefully for anyone seated in parked cars, and travel at such a speed you can easily stop.

I can tell you a long, tragic, and expensive story about that, but I wont because its not my story.

Damn straight. Take helmet off, smile at them, and then hit them with helmet.

Steve

LOL DB. There's always the odd nugget of great advice mixed in with your posts

Like DB said, always look into those cars on the left for possible drivers exiting without looking

**breakaway** · 13th January 2010, 19:49

Originally Posted by Ms Piggy

I just kept thinking how that could've turned out if I had been a few seconds later going past!

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...post1129293834

**Katman** · 13th January 2010, 20:11

Originally Posted by steve_t

LOL DB. There's always the odd nugget of great advice mixed in with your posts

Just don't try polishing it - you'll probably find out it's a turd.

**lanci** · 13th January 2010, 21:48

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

Um yeah you better not do that. If you do, then watch very very carefully for anyone seated in parked cars, and travel at such a speed you can easily stop.

I can tell you a long, tragic, and expensive story about that, but I wont because its not my story.

Damn straight. Take helmet off, smile at them, and then hit them with helmet.

Steve

Awesome, so not only do you have to buy a new mirror, you then need to go and buy a new helmet. Genius that is...