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From: Radey Shouman <shouman@comcast.net>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: San Francisco bicyclist sues over crash involving 2 Waymo cars
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:49:06 -0400
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Seems the initiating incident was a dooring by a Waymo passenger on the
driver's side.  I don't know how this is handled with human drivers, can
a driver be cited for failing to control a passenger?  After that the
cyclist alleges a second Waymo cut her off while heading for the curb.
At that point

   The bike hit the first car’s open door, ejecting the cyclist, and she
   was thrown into the passenger side of the second car. She suffered
   "serious" injuries and was taken to a hospital by ambulance, the
   complaint says.


https://www.siliconvalley.com/2025/06/10/san-francisco-bicyclist-crash-waymo/

I have never seen a Waymo operating, and can't judge how dangerous they
might be compared to human drivers.

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