WISCONSIN DOORING LAW FOR BICYCLES

Published on June 22, 2009, the Wisconsin Dooring law (Wisconsin ACT 22)imposes fines for drivers who open their car doors into bicyclists. More importantly, the law creates a duty for drivers to open their car doors in a safe manner without interfering with bikers on the road:

"No person may open any door of a motor vehicle
located on a highway without first taking due precaution
to ensure that his or her act will not interfere with the
movement of traffic or endanger any other person or
vehicle.

(b) The operator of a motor vehicle located on a highway
may not permit any person under 16 years of age to
open any door of the motor vehicle without the operator
first taking due precaution to ensure that opening the door
will not interfere with the movement of traffic or endanger
any other person or vehicle."

The act also changed the previous law which required bikers to ride at least three feet from cars. For the actual Wisconsin Statute, see Wis. Stat. 346.94(20)

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