Archive: Jan 2020 – Dec 2020

One minute cycling, the next flying into ACC cycle v car figures, Stuff, NZ, Jan 13, 2021. [Article & video on dooring and Dutch Reach.]

Door safety advice and graphic by Hyderabad City Security Council, India, 23 Dec 2020. View on twitter here.
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Ten reasons why the far hand rule is safer than near hand habit for egress, Hyderabad City Security Council on Twitter, 23 Dec 2020.  More coverage in India of Dutch Reach/Far Hand Rule here.

Behalte beim Aussteigen deine Tür im Griff! „Dooring“-Kampagne geht in die zweite Runde. DVR Pressemitteilungen, 18. November 2020. Die Kampagne umfasst Video, soziale Medien, informative Kopfstützenbezüge und andere grafische Materialien mit vielen Mitarbeitern im Transportbereich.

Evita el Dooring: Manoiobra Hollendesa, (artículo con videos) de Ir En Bici, 11/11/2020.

Holländischer-Griff Linker Haken - Den toten Winkel austricksen: Einfach mit rechts die Fahrertür öffnen, Die BG ETEM, 2020. PDF (560k) & Datei in bester Qualität hier. herunterladen.

Der Holländische Griff: Verein Buchholz fährt Rad, Stadt Buchholz i.d.N. und der Verkehrswacht Harburg-Land e.V.,
19. Sept 2020.

UK auto insurer Veygo launches Dutch Reach dance video challenge on TikTok to educate young drivers, 20 Oct 2020. On TikTok, Twitter & Facebook at #veygodutchreach. See also: Cycling Industry News, 21 Oct 2020.

Road Skills Online: The Dutch Reach, 5 Key Steps, 20 Oct 2020. See also social medias.

"Dooring"-Unfälle vermeiden - Verkehrssicherheitskampagne "Twist & Schaut" der ADFC & AGFK Bayern, 24 Sept 2020.  [nb. Twist & Shout was a 1962 top hit in US, Lyrics: "Well, shake it up, baby, now / Twist and shout / Come on, come on, come, come on, baby, now / Come on and work it on out…"]  Siehe auch hier.

WITHIN REACH - A simple manoeuvre can spare cyclists from serious injury. Here's how to do the Dutch Reach, Canadian Automobile Assn, CAA Magazine, Summer 2020. Click on image to enlarge. Also see here.

Vehicle operator Dutch Reach safety tip from Pennsylvania Dept .of Transportation. Source: Borough of State College, PA.

Der "Holländische Griff" rettet Leben: Präventionsaktion von Polizei und Verein Buchholz fährt Rad,
Kreiszeitung Wochenblatt, 19. Sept 2020.

Dutch Reach illustrated with instructions in Welsh (Cymraeg). Credit:  Road Safety Wales / RoSPA. See English versions here. Click on image to enlarge. Learn more here.

Travelling Safely on Alberta's Roads, Dutch Reach advisory included in Alberta Cycling Coalition's education pamphlet.

Der holländische Griff Video  -  Kennen Sie schon den holländischen Griff? Falls nicht, sollten Sie sich das Video anschauen. Dann klappt es auch mit dem sicheren Aussteigen. Für Sie und für Fahrradfahrer. Polizei Nordrhein-Westfalen, Kreis-Paderborn. 11 Aug 2020.

District of Columbia Dept of Motor Vehicles features the Dutch Reach in the preface to its latest Driver's Manual, which is issued in 7 languages: English, Amharic / አማርኛ (an Ethiopian language),  Chinese / 中文, French / Français, Korean / 한국어, Spanish / Español, & Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt.

Michigan State Police road safety tip for drivers. to prevent dooring of bicyclists. (July 2020.

Dutch Reach up for inclusion in UK HIghway Code per Consultation report; comment period pending. 28 July 2020. Related article here.

Jinge zur Förderung des Holländischen Griffs, Ministerium für Verkehr Baden-Württemberg .de. [Scrollen Sie zum Ende der verknüpften Seite, um Audio zu erhalten]. Dutch Reach jingle by the Ministry of Transport, Baden-Württemberg. Scroll to bottom of linked page for audio.]

Do not eat cyclists! Graphic for: German Dutch Reach instructional animation by BGHW.de, 30 April 2020. More here & here.

Using self-nudging to make better choices: A behavioral science technique to improve self-control. Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Science Daily, May 11, 2020. Source: Behavioural Public Policy. Click image to enlarge.

Устоять перед соблазном: ученые перечислили простые способы повышения самоконтроля, Мария Мясникова, Вести.Ru, 12 мая 2020. Нажмите на изображение, чтобы увеличить.

Wróciły miejskie rowery. Kierowco, rozglądaj się! - (Otwieraj drzwi po holendersku), Krzysztof Gregorczyk, Francuskie .pl, 2020-05-13.

Gernot Hassknecht: Neue Folge zu Dooring-Unfällen, vom DRV.  Siehe auch  Pas op! „Gernot Hassknecht: Der Experte für Verkehrssicherheit“ erklärt der Berufscholeriker die Gefahr von Dooring-Unfällen und wie sich diese mit einem einfachen Trick vermeiden lassen: den Holländischen Griff. Runter Vom Gas, 04/24/2020.  Klicken Sie auf das Bild, um es zu vergrößern. Video ansehen.

Transporterfahrer reißt Tür auf und erfasst Radfahrer, Berliner Zeitung, Treptow-Köpenick Liveticker, 29. April 2020.

Autotür Unfälle? Bringen wir sie auf null mit dem Holländischen Griff!  - BGHW.de (30. April 2020).
Mehr: Sei kein Fahrrad-Fresser! Video.

Case study on the Dutch Reach Project now published by the Observatory for Public Sector Innovation of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. DRP's case report was submitted in response to OPSI 2020 Call for 'Edge of Government Innovations'. 9 April 2020. Click image to enlarge.

Pozor na Dooring: Znáte holandský chvat? Jednoduchý trik chrání cyklisty i dveře od auta, TN CZ, 15. 4. 2020. [S videem od Škody]. [Do you know the Dutch Hurry? (Czech).]

Senator Beall, Chair of California Senate Transportation Committee, introduced SB 945, a bill to include the Dutch Reach method in CA Driver Handbook and in licensing test question pool., Feb 10, 2020.

To Do While Isolating: Write a Letter in Support of the Dutch Reach, by Melanie Curry, StreetsBlogCAL, March 16, 2020

A picture is worth.... how to avoid the flu, by Lloyd Alter Treehugger, Jan 16, 2017, [Make biking safer improves individual & societal health].

"Correlating with official statistics making Florida a deadly state for cyclists, 56% of cyclists declared that they feel more unsafe using Florida roads than in other states. To emphasize the point, the survey revealed that 59.5% of drivers never check behind them before opening their doors," The Boca Raton Tribune, FL , Feb 25, 2020. Survey by Gunther Volvo..

Make Bicyclists’ Day...With the Dutch Reach! [También en español: ¡Mejora el día de los ciclistas...con el Estiramiento Holandés! Cully Neighbor News Spring-2020], by Tori Bortman, Oregon, USA.

Ford Motor Company of Europe announces dooring alert & prevention features, Cologne, Germany, Feb 2020. Exit Warning sounds an alarm and could prevent doors opening fully if it detects a potential collision.

Dutch Reach can shift accountability narrative:  Cyclist sent flying after taxi door opens – but who is to blame? by Brooke Rolfe,
Yahoo News Australia, 20 Feb 2020.

A Spike in Cyclist Deaths, A Call to the Mayor, and The Slow City Adoption of ‘The Dutch Reach, by Katie Kirker, Gotham Gazette, Feb 19, 2020.

We Can Share the Road, infographic for bike safety by Bike Houston, Texas, USA. Includes Dutch Reach, Right & Left Hooks, Taking the Lane, Safe Pass, etc. as taught in Bike Friendly Driver Program.

Nizozemski zahvat spašava bicikliste od stradavanja, AutoPress, Croatia, 13 Jan 2020..

Toulouse : le cycliste décédé route de Launaguet victime de l'ouverture d'une portière sans précaution. Par Stéphanie Mora, France Bleu Occitanie, 22 janvier 2020.

Elon Musk, Testa's chief, agrees to anti-dooring update for its electric vehicles.  Zweimal kurz „Ok“: Tesla-Chef nimmt Twitter-Vorschläge für neue Funktionen an, TeslaMag, Jan 7, 2020.  More tech solutions here.

La maniobra holandesa: el mejor método para evitar golpear a un ciclista. El Liberal, Santiago de Chile, 11 Nov 2019.

February 14, 2020 deadline to comment on CDC NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety's draft Strategic Plan. Click here for files.

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