Detection and avoidance of car dooring of cyclists

A method comprising:

• determining, by at least one processor located on a vehicle, via at least one sensor, a proximity of a cyclist to the vehicle, wherein the cyclist is cycling on a road where the vehicle is parked;
• determining, by the at least one processor, at least one of:
• an age of the cyclist;
• a level of distraction of the cyclist;
• or
• a stability of the cyclist on a bicycle as the cyclist approaches the vehicle;
• determining, by the at least one processor, a probability of a dooring incident occurring in the event of an occupant of the vehicle opening a door of the vehicle to exit the vehicle when the cyclist is proximate to the vehicle;
• and
• in response to a first determination that the probability is above a probability threshold, preventing, by the at least one processor, the occupant from exiting the vehicle until the probability is not above the probability threshold, wherein the probability threshold is based on at least one of the age of the cyclist, the level of distraction of the cyclist, or the stability of the cyclist on the bicycle.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

• determine, via at least one sensor, a proximity of a cyclist to a vehicle, wherein the cyclist is cycling on a road where the vehicle is parked;
• determine at least one of:
• an age of the cyclist;
• a level of distraction of the cyclist;
• or
• a stability of the cyclist on a bicycle as the cyclist approaches the vehicle;
• determine a probability of a dooring incident occurring in the event of an occupant of the vehicle opening a door of the vehicle to exit the vehicle when the cyclist is proximate to the vehicle;
• and
• in response to a first determination that the probability is above a probability threshold, prevent the occupant from exiting the vehicle until the probability is not above the probability threshold, wherein the probability threshold is based on at least one of the age of the cyclist, the level of distraction of the cyclist, or the stability of the cyclist on the bicycle.