My Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Morning

I got my first ticket this morning. My very first ticket. And what was the infraction reported as? Opening the Drivers side door. The car was parked and off and I opened my door. Now before you think that the DC Police are as big of idiots as I do, there is a story. I parked my car to visit the Russian Embassy and as I opened my door to get out, a biker came up my side, swerved to miss my door and in stopping flipped over her bike. She had a helmet on and from what we can tell she just had a shake up and a few scratches. However, we got a fire truck, ambulance, police car... the whole nine yards. The police took a report that included EVERYTHING... from my information down to the serial number on her bike to the birthdays of my kids. And I got a ticket for opening my door. It's not a huge ticket; it won't put points on my licence, but still, it made for a crappy morning. And now I have a fear that this girl will decide to make an easy buck and sue me as so many in this country seem inclined to do. I just have to pray that she's fine and won't take more action. And then the Russian Embassy wouldn't help me with the paperwork I brought, so my trip was kind of pointless! It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad morning!