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Originally posted by Mike Clarke
I sympathise whenever a MINI is damaged but when the same driver is involved in more than one incident then that driver needs to start thinking about his or her behaviour. Double parking near a bend is not a recommended practice for anyone wanting to keep their car in good condition.
Sorry if I am being critical Spanky but I drive round corners flat out (don't all MINI drivers?) and I would hate to run into anyone double parked.

you were doing good up until the last bit. you're saying you're going around corners banking on the fact that there isn't anyone double parked there? sort of; if there is you'd bang up your car but that's a risk you're willing to take for going "flat out" around the corner? what if it isn't spanky double parked about to open his door, but a kid running after his basketball that bounced into the street. willing to take that risk?

someone else here suggested yesterday we can't give second thoughts to someone we don't know, but i'm hoping she's fairly alone in having that opinion.

i do agree that there is of course a "point of no return", and he could infact have opened the door into the passing car (although the door bent the wrong way for that to have happened). johnlummis is probably correct, but still, if you're going past a car that's double parked and there isn't enough room to pass him allowing for a door to open, you'd better keep your speed down and be alert. those are my $.02...