Opening the car door is a common gesture, we all do it several times a day. Yet many of us do it the wrong way without even noticing.
A similar gesture can lead to even serious penalties, ranging from € 41 to € 169. It is a gesture that we do several times a day, sometimes without thinking about it, while we are doing something else or doing something else.
Yet as strange or absurd as it may seem, one should be cautious about doing so because the consequences can be dramatic. Here’s what the highway code says about it.
Here’s what the highway code says about opening the car door
When you open the car door incorrectly, there is a risk of hitting people or other means. In the event that damage is caused to people, one can even be called to answer for crimes such as negligent personal injury on the road, or manslaughter on the road.
This is what article 157 of the highway code speaks of, which clarifies the ways in which the doors of a vehicle must be opened to get out of it, without causing damage or problems to other people.
So when you get out of the car or get in, anyone is invited to open the door vehicle door, only after having made sure that it does not constitute a danger or a hindrance to other users or other cars on the road. It may happen that a child opens the car door without checking or without warning, so those with children are invited to activate the safety lock for the little ones. To avoid such unexpected events.
As much as opening the car door may seem like a stupid and banal gesture, it should never be done thoughtlessly, assuming that it is a small gesture.
What are the consequences if you hit pedestrians or other cars
With this action there is also the risk of causing people to fall off their bikes, mopeds, run the risk of bumping into people passing by on the sidewalk or forcing other cars to carry out particularly dangerous maneuvers to avoid collisions or accidents. In all these cases, insurance can be requested.
The fact remains that whoever made the mistake also committed a crime, because not only must the fine be paid, but there is also talk of an action punishable by law 41/2016. The law says that anyone who causes serious or very serious injuries or even the death of other people due to the violation of certain rules of the highway code, is called to respond to the charge of crime such as manslaughter on the road or culpable personal injury on the road.
