i got doored
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man, I feel sorry for you, but it's not the responsibility of a driver to check for cyclists. Not at all. I've researched it before after some dumb girl that used to date a friend went absolute batshit on myspace after her new boyfriend was doored. I found (and it might just be in Illinois) that it is 100% the responsibility of the cyclist to ride cautiously and avoid opening doors.
I'm not sure about bike lanes and any special rules about that, but really, I think the driver has no responsibility. I feel bad for what happened to you, truly, and I know the impulse is to feel that it's his fault, but do some research. Look up "cyclists code of conduct" or "cyclist rules of the road" and I bet you'll find something similar to what I'm talking about.