A. If it's likely to hit someone or something, such as a cyclist
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A. If it's likely to hit someone or something, such as a cyclist
B. When the car is moving
C. When you are asked to get out of the car by a police officer
D. When stopped on the right on a one-way street
You must not open the door of your vehicle if it's likely to hit another road user.
The three most common causes of accidents between a vehicle and a cyclist are:
Cyclists are less visible to drivers. In the Netherlands drivers are taught to open their car door with their opposite hand - in New Zealand this would be your left hand if you are the driver. This is because it forces you to turn your body and you get a better view of the road behind you.
'Dooring' or 'car dooring' is fairly common as you can see in this website which shows a map or reporting dooring incidents between 2007-11 in New Zealand. A total of 245 accidents were recorded in this period, which represents 6% of total injury accidents involving cyclists. It's possible it's under-reported. It caused 2 deaths and 20 serious injury crashes.
This video shows what happens when a cyclist hits a car door.