NDP calls to mandate anti-dooring devices on all rideshare vehicles

QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina – Fort York) joined advocates and community members to call for mandatory anti-dooring devices on all rideshare vehicles to prevent dangerous dooring accidents.

Glover shared his own experience after being doored and announced a motion that he is introducing in the Legislature.

“Doorings can cause anything from minor injuries to death,” said Glover. “We have the technology to drastically reduce and potentially eliminate doorings. We are calling on the government to begin by mandating anti-dooring devices on rideshare vehicles, so no one has to have their life altered by preventable dooring accidents.”

Glover’s motion calls on the government to pass legislation ensuring all ridesharing companies install anti-dooring devices on vehicles by January 2027.

Additional Quotes:

Dave Shellnutt, The Biking Lawyer

“We unfortunately represent a shocking number of dooring victims across Ontario. In one week in April 2024, we were retained by 4 dooring victims alone. There is a huge cost resulting from dooring injuries not just to these people, but also their families, communities, employers and our health care system. We need drastic changes like those proposed by MPP Glover now.”

Sarah Dermody, dooring victim

"As a dooring victim, I have experienced that the way automobile drivers open their door without looking can have life altering consequences for cyclists. I am committed to sharing my story with the hope that it can prevent future cyclists from being seriously injured by car doors."

Aigne McGeady-Bruce, Brandon Raftis, Michael Nawrot, Joe Halliday, students from the University of Toronto

“Over the last year we worked to show how computer vision can be used to detect cyclists and prevent doorings. We believe that this technology, or a similar alternative, should be implemented as soon as possible and think that government support will be critical in achieving this goal".