Massachusetts Class D Learner's Permit Exam
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You are parked beside a roadway used by bicyclists. What should you do before opening the traffic-side door?
Blue A is parked by the right curb with its traffic-side door closed. B, a bicyclist in a red shirt, approaches from behind on the road.
Correct answer: Check behind and open only when it will not interfere with approaching traffic.
Why
Do not open a door in a way that interferes with traffic, including bicyclists. Check mirrors and behind you first. The handbook’s far-hand, or Dutch Reach, technique helps turn your body for a better view and slows the door opening; the legal duty concerns avoiding interference, not a mandated choice of hand.
Verified against Massachusetts Driver’s Manual · Opening the traffic-side door · p. 123, 124
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