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"It's by all means offensive, but it isn't a "crime" any more than failing to yield the right of way.   It's definitely a traffic infraction and if it caused physical damage to property or injury then the…"

"James,   It is technically a petty offense crime (punishable by fine) to open a car door into traffic when it isn't safe to do so.   The fine varies county by county (depending mostly on court and processing costs). It can be as low…"

"Generally traffic law is broken up into infractions and violations .   An infraction is an offense that is not considered a crime and its penalty is a fine. A person who is guilty of an infraction can't be jailed,…"

"A "crime" or simply illegal?  I'm not a lawyer but I think there is slight semantic difference here.     Seems like a civil traffic violation, not a criminal matter.      "

"We are asking the public to contact IDOT about this, here is our blog posting:   Dan Persky Director of Advocacy and Education, Active Trans Dear IDOT: A Dooring is a Crash   Today, Chicago Tribune reported on Active Transportation…"

"This is part of an effort we've been pushing. We've asked for dooring stories in a previous Chainlink discussion.   Our hope is that IDOT will change it's policy so we that we can increase awareness and safety of this…"

"Another article related to this today on the front page of the trib right now- cyclists stats on dooring accidents... Cyclist call for state to track dooring…"

"To get the names of those who died while cycling, I checked the Ghost Bike website but it seems outdated. I also looked for newspaper articles on those dates, and also found some names on another website. I don't know if all fatalities are…"