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Old June 9th 20, 02:10 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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With cycle-enthusiasts marking Bike Week across the UK this week, Skoda has revealed details about new safety technology included on the Octavia which is designed to prevent drivers dooring cyclists – in other words opening doors into their path.

Called Exit Warning, it will make its debut on the upcoming Octavia, alerting drivers and passengers when it may not be safe to exit the car due to an oncoming cyclist – reducing the chance of ‘dooring’. Other safety features – including Predictive Cycling Protection and Turn Assist – will also feature for the first time, making the Octavia one of the most cycle-friendly cars on the market, claims the manufacturer.

Exit Warning, which is part of the brand’s Blind Spot Detection system available as standard from SE L First Edition, uses sensors to monitor the rear and sides of the vehicle when stationary. If a cyclist is detected, the system will warn the driver through a series of visual warnings and by sounding an alert, both of which will continue until the hazard has passed or the doors have been closed.

The cameras on the new Octavia are able to observe possible hazards to the rear of the vehicle up to a distance of 35 metres and at angle of approximately 120°, providing greater assurance for drivers and passengers on when it is safe to exit the car.

But that’s not all. With many more cyclists expected to take to roads over the summer months as part of their commute to work, the Octavia features other advanced safety features to help protect those on two wheels. Predictive Cycling Protection triggers a cascade of warnings to the driver if a cyclist is detected ahead – and will even engage the emergency brakes if necessary to avoid any possible accident.

Also available from later in the year will be Turn Assist which uses on-board cameras to monitor oncoming traffic when turning right at a junction, as well as identify cyclists and pedestrians. If immediate danger is detected when executing a manoeuvre, the vehicle will be brought to a complete standstill, triggering the warning signal and preventing a possible collision.

Says a Skoda spokesperson:

“The all-new fourth-generation Octavia is the most technologically advanced Skoda yet and one of the most cycle-friendly cars on the market.

“Naturally cyclists face daily challenges associated with cycling on busy roads, including avoiding car doors as they open. The technology introduced in the new Octavia, particularly Exit Warning, is there to assist drivers in helping to mitigate and reduce potential accidents.”

https://www.shinyshiny.tv/2020/06/sk...-cyclists.html
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Old June 9th 20, 05:27 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default Skoda Octavia tech to prevent ‘dooring’ cyclists

On 09/06/2020 14:10, Simon Mason wrote:
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With cycle-enthusiasts marking Bike Week across the UK this week, Skoda has revealed details about new safety technology included on the Octavia which is designed to prevent drivers dooring cyclists – in other words opening doors into their path.

Called Exit Warning, it will make its debut on the upcoming Octavia, alerting drivers and passengers when it may not be safe to exit the car due to an oncoming cyclist – reducing the chance of ‘dooring’. Other safety features – including Predictive Cycling Protection and Turn Assist – will also feature for the first time, making the Octavia one of the most cycle-friendly cars on the market, claims the manufacturer.

Exit Warning, which is part of the brand’s Blind Spot Detection system available as standard from SE L First Edition, uses sensors to monitor the rear and sides of the vehicle when stationary. If a cyclist is detected, the system will warn the driver through a series of visual warnings and by sounding an alert, both of which will continue until the hazard has passed or the doors have been closed.

The cameras on the new Octavia are able to observe possible hazards to the rear of the vehicle up to a distance of 35 metres and at angle of approximately 120°, providing greater assurance for drivers and passengers on when it is safe to exit the car.

But that’s not all. With many more cyclists expected to take to roads over the summer months as part of their commute to work, the Octavia features other advanced safety features to help protect those on two wheels. Predictive Cycling Protection triggers a cascade of warnings to the driver if a cyclist is detected ahead – and will even engage the emergency brakes if necessary to avoid any possible accident.

Also available from later in the year will be Turn Assist which uses on-board cameras to monitor oncoming traffic when turning right at a junction, as well as identify cyclists and pedestrians. If immediate danger is detected when executing a manoeuvre, the vehicle will be brought to a complete standstill, triggering the warning signal and preventing a possible collision.

Says a Skoda spokesperson:

“The all-new fourth-generation Octavia is the most technologically advanced Skoda yet and one of the most cycle-friendly cars on the market.

“Naturally cyclists face daily challenges associated with cycling on busy roads, including avoiding car doors as they open. The technology introduced in the new Octavia, particularly Exit Warning, is there to assist drivers in helping to mitigate and reduce potential accidents.”

https://www.shinyshiny.tv/2020/06/sk...-cyclists.html


Surely cyclists should be giving stationary vehicles at least as much
clearance as a cyclist demands when being passed by a motor vehicle? And
that's at least a door's width.
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Old June 9th 20, 05:43 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default Skoda Octavia tech to prevent ‘dooring’ cyclists

On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 2:10:48 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
Predictive Cycling Protection triggers a cascade of warnings to the driver if a cyclist is detected ahead – and will even engage the emergency brakes if necessary to avoid any possible accident.

One wonders what these "emergency brakes" are and when are they applied.
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Old June 11th 20, 10:01 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Simon Mason wrote:

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With cycle-enthusiasts marking Bike Week across the UK this week, Skoda has revealed details
about new safety technology included on the Octavia which is designed to prevent drivers
dooring cyclists in other words opening doors into their path. ... "The all-new fourth-generation
Octavia is the most technologically advanced Skoda yet and one of the most cycle-friendly cars on
the market."

https://www.shinyshiny.tv/2020/06/sk...-cyclists.html


This seems to be another situation where the non-dispassionate view of
the non-cyclist driver means the cyclist can't win whatever they do.
If cyclists ride outside the car door width area of supposedly safely
parked cars they face criticism from some drivers for taking up
precious road space that those drivers insist they urgently need. Yet
ride within the door width of those parked car and they deserve all
they get from doors carelessly opened by drivers and their passengers.


Skoda should be commended for their new cycle-friendly technology -
hope other car manufacturers follow suit.

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Old June 11th 20, 10:55 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default Skoda Octavia tech to prevent ‘dooring’ cyclists

On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 10:01:54 AM UTC+1, Kelly wrote:
If cyclists ride outside the car door width area of supposedly safely
parked cars they face criticism from some drivers for taking up
precious road space that those drivers insist they urgently need.


The people who complain about ccyclists giving parked cars too wide a berth when overtaking forget one thing.

Highway Code 239.

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It is an offence to open, or cause or permit to be opened, a car door so as to injure or endanger anyone (section 105, The Roads Vehicles (Constructions and Use) Regulations 1986 and section 42, Road Traffic Act 1988).

This is thus expressed as a ‘MUST’ in Rule 239 of the HC, which states that you “MUST ensure you do not hit anyone when you open your door”, with further advice to “check for cyclists or other traffic”.

This rule, however, is not well-known or publicised, and fails to adequately alert drivers to the specific risks to cyclists and motorcyclists if car doors are opened into the road without looking behind first.

ENDS

So it is **illegal** to open a car door in a way which puts a cyclist in danger, which clearly puts the onus on the car driver, not the cyclist.
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Old June 11th 20, 10:57 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Simon Mason[_6_]
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Default Skoda Octavia tech to prevent ‘dooring’ cyclists

On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 10:01:54 AM UTC+1, Kelly wrote:
If cyclists ride outside the car door width area of supposedly safely
parked cars they face criticism from some drivers for taking up
precious road space that those drivers insist they urgently need.


The people who complain about cyclists giving parked cars too wide a berth when overtaking forget one thing.

Highway Code 239.

QUOTE:
It is an offence to open, or cause or permit to be opened, a car door so as to injure or endanger anyone (section 105, The Roads Vehicles (Constructions and Use) Regulations 1986 and section 42, Road Traffic Act 1988).

This is thus expressed as a ‘MUST’ in Rule 239 of the HC, which states that you “MUST ensure you do not hit anyone when you open your door”, with further advice to “check for cyclists or other traffic”.

This rule, however, is not well-known or publicised, and fails to adequately alert drivers to the specific risks to cyclists and motorcyclists if car doors are opened into the road without looking behind first.

ENDS

So it is **illegal** to open a car door in a way which puts a cyclist in danger, which clearly puts the onus on the car driver, not the cyclist.

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Old June 11th 20, 12:14 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default Skoda Octavia tech to prevent ‘dooring’ cyclists

On 11/06/2020 10:55, Simon Mason wrote:
On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 10:01:54 AM UTC+1, Kelly wrote:
If cyclists ride outside the car door width area of supposedly safely
parked cars they face criticism from some drivers for taking up
precious road space that those drivers insist they urgently need.


The people who complain about ccyclists giving parked cars too wide a berth when overtaking forget one thing.

Highway Code 239.

QUOTE:
It is an offence to open, or cause or permit to be opened, a car door so as to injure or endanger anyone (section 105, The Roads Vehicles (Constructions and Use) Regulations 1986 and section 42, Road Traffic Act 1988).

This is thus expressed as a ‘MUST’ in Rule 239 of the HC, which states that you “MUST ensure you do not hit anyone when you open your door”, with further advice to “check for cyclists or other traffic”.

This rule, however, is not well-known or publicised, and fails to adequately alert drivers to the specific risks to cyclists and motorcyclists if car doors are opened into the road without looking behind first.

ENDS

So it is **illegal** to open a car door in a way which puts a cyclist in danger, which clearly puts the onus on the car driver, not the cyclist.


If an overtaking* cyclist gives the same clearance to a parked vehicle
as he would wish a driver of that vehicle to give to him were the
positions reversed, it becomes impossible to "door" the cyclist.

It's all just arithmetic.

[* The word means the same as "passing".]
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Old June 11th 20, 12:37 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default Skoda Octavia tech to prevent ‘dooring’ cyclists

On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 2:10:48 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
A little more detail on motors.co.uk.

QUOTE:
Skoda has launched new technology on the latest version of its Octavia that prevents drivers from opening cars into the path of cyclists.

The system, known as Exit Warning, is a new safety system to help reduce what’s known as ‘dooring’, where a cyclist is hit by the door of a parked vehicle opened by a driver or passenger. It will come as standard as part of the blind-spot detection system on SE L First Edition models.

The technology can detect hazards to the rear of car up to 35 meters away and at an angle of 120 degrees and will alert the driver or passengers via visual and sound warnings. Exit Warning isn’t the only system designed to help protect cyclists as it also features Predictive Cycling Protection, which warns of cyclists in front of the car and will ***automatically*** (EMPHASIS MINE) apply the brakes if it suspects a collision is imminent.

A spokesperson at Skoda UK said: “The all-new fourth-generation Octavia is the most technologically advanced Skoda yet and one of the most cycle-friendly cars on the market.

“Naturally cyclists face daily challenges associated with cycling on busy roads, including avoiding car doors as they open. The technology introduced in the new Octavia, particularly Exit Warning, is there to assist drivers in helping to mitigate and reduce potential accidents.”

The fourth-generation version of the Octavia is available to order now with prices starting at £22,390, and is available in both five-door hatch and estate version.

https://news.motors.co.uk/news/skoda...ty-technology/
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Old June 11th 20, 07:40 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default Skoda Octavia tech to prevent ‘dooring’ cyclists

On 11/06/2020 12:37, Simon Mason wrote:
On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 2:10:48 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
A little more detail on motors.co.uk.

QUOTE:
Skoda has launched new technology on the latest version of its Octavia that prevents drivers from opening cars into the path of cyclists.

The system, known as Exit Warning, is a new safety system to help reduce what’s known as ‘dooring’, where a cyclist is hit by the door of a parked vehicle opened by a driver or passenger. It will come as standard as part of the blind-spot detection system on SE L First Edition models.

The technology can detect hazards to the rear of car up to 35 meters away and at an angle of 120 degrees and will alert the driver or passengers via visual and sound warnings. Exit Warning isn’t the only system designed to help protect cyclists as it also features Predictive Cycling Protection, which warns of cyclists in front of the car and will ***automatically*** (EMPHASIS MINE) apply the brakes if it suspects a collision is imminent.

A spokesperson at Skoda UK said: “The all-new fourth-generation Octavia is the most technologically advanced Skoda yet and one of the most cycle-friendly cars on the market.

“Naturally cyclists face daily challenges associated with cycling on busy roads, including avoiding car doors as they open. The technology introduced in the new Octavia, particularly Exit Warning, is there to assist drivers in helping to mitigate and reduce potential accidents.”

The fourth-generation version of the Octavia is available to order now with prices starting at £22,390, and is available in both five-door hatch and estate version.

https://news.motors.co.uk/news/skoda...ty-technology/


HOW much?

For a SKODA at that?
 




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