‘Dutch Reach’ Videos in English – R & L drive-side

SCAN THE STREETS FOR WHEELS AND FEET  -  THE DUTCH REACH

 

 
The Dept. of Transportation of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA posted the above instructional animation August 17, 2017 as part of a major road sharing safety campaign based on the slogan "Scan the streets for wheels and feet."  

Additional videos and information on the campaign may be found here.

Here’s Dutch Ambassador Henk van der Zwen demonstrating the ‘Dutch Reach’. @OttawaMorning @NLinCanada pic.twitter.com/p1AaHQaffl

— Hallie Cotnam (@HallieCBC) April 25, 2019

Full article & gif: Ottawa Morning, CBC, 25 April 2019. .

ICYMI - This one simple tip can help you avoid vehicle/cyclist collisions. For more info on road safety https://t.co/2KzXIHoeZn#DutchReach #ASaferCommunityTogether pic.twitter.com/nLGc1s6p7w

— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPoliceMedia) June 21, 2019

As a motorist, do you use the #DutchReach? Reduce the potential for serious injury with this very simple manoeuvre. pic.twitter.com/rTeck1uNPd

— RSA Ireland (@RSAIreland) October 16, 2019

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NYC DOT video instructs urban large vehicle fleet drivers on best road sharing practices with vulnerable road users. The far hand reach across method to avoid dooring bicyclists - aka the Dutch Reach - is taught at 3 min 12 sec. Dec 2, 2019.

Related CBS coverage here.

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A motorcyclist who was knocked into the path of a bus is campaigning to stop drivers opening their car doors without looking. #motorcyclist #roadsafety #stleonards #dutchreach

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Cycling Guide - Dutch Reach - NYBC, NHTSA, & GTSC by New York Bicycling Coalition

Part 1 of this excellent set of road safety videos includes the Dutch Reach far hand method.  It was  as a collaborative effort led by New York Bicycling Coalition, NY State's Governor's Traffic Safety Committee & the Albany Police Department. (Released: 29 July 2017)

 

Sharing The Road (Part 1) - Bicycle Law in New York State from New York Bicycling Coalition on Vimeo.

BuzzFeed News @BuzzFeedNews, August 20, 2017.
Allyson Laquian, Video Tech Producer.

BuzzFeed News' Dutch Reach video by Allyson Laquian addresses the 'Uber / Lyft Effect' -- doorings by heedlessly exiting passengers of ride-share services.

Article: Cyclists vs. car doors: How the ‘Dutch reach’ could help, WGN9 TV News Chicago, IL, 26 Sep 2018.

WKYC CHANNEL 3 NEWS, July 10, 2017

Investigator | Do the Dutch Reach to avoid dooring

Bicyclists, car doors collide with painful results
An in-depth report on the growing occurrence of  'doorings' & a lesson on the Dutch Reach.

See Bike PGH  webpage on Dooring & the Dutch Reach here, Feb 6, 2018.

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By Integrated Transport Planning, Birmingham, England, UK. Posted: 2 Oct 2017

Dooring dangers: Cyclists, drivers need to be alert as peak cycle season arrives

Taylor Poelman,  CTVNews.ca
May 3, 2014

Excellent double news report gives overview of dooring hazard across Canada, with high quality video and web-print news story.

Both video and story recommend the far hand method for safe exiting in interviews with Geoffrey Bush for Montreal's  "Une Porte, Une Vie" 2014 anti-dooring campaign, and Rob Tarantino, Board Chair of Cycle Toronto.

 

The 'Dutch Reach' explained   - Article, Video & Animation

CBC News: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ca.  CLICK SCREEN LINKED TO VIDEO & ARTICLE

GIF animation may be viewed & shared as a Tweet at right.

Video accompanies news story in which a local Councillor calls for Manitoba Public Insurance agency to educate drivers on the 'Dutch Reach':

Coun. Matt Allard promotes 'Dutch reach' to combat cycling accidents
St. Boniface councillor says body-twisting motion keeps cyclists safe from doorings
By Bartley Kives, CBC News, Jan 10, 2017

Manitoba Public Insurance is a nonprofit Crown Corporation that provides basic automobile coverage.

Could the 'Dutch reach' combat cycling accidents in Winnipeg? https://t.co/qvpLOtkNqn pic.twitter.com/rCPT4kk4Fg

— CBC Manitoba (@CBCManitoba) January 11, 2017

LifeAspire website shares a fun new Dutch Reach video courtesy of Huffington Post Canada.  It features bouncy music, captions and humorous persistence.  

 

The article includes a still screen shot -- <<< here at right -- taken from the viral Outside Online video but marked with a red arrow to emphasize the initial far hand grab for the car door latch, the signature move of the Dutch Reach anti dooring method.

The Huff-Post video is found at the bottom of the post - & on a FaceBook page posted by HPC.

The 1 Thing You Should Always Do Before Getting Out Of The Car - This Could Save A Life

by LifeAspire Staff 3/9/2017

Detective Holmes deconstructs a crucial clue in Elementary episode S06E02: The Dutch Reach - "Once You've Ruled Out God." Full episode here.

 

 

LBC UK: Leading Britain’s Conversation

The One Thing We Can ALL To Do Save Cyclists' Lives
13 January 2017 - Talk radio website video

Unrepentant dooring expert British Transport Secretary Chris Grayling stars here as poster child for the Dutch Reach.  

Jazzy video lesson with stills, beating music and captions concludes with Grayling's Go Pro cameo.

 

MAMAMIA: What Women Are Talking About

MAMAMIA: What Women Are Talking About

For discussion of this video click here.

Dutch Reach: The Safest Way to Open a Car Door 2019, by "The Driving Test Wizard Pass the Driving Test,"
Feb 23, 2019, UK.

Think about who you’re sharing the road with & always make a note to look out for cyclists. #dutchreach pic.twitter.com/tPxfamw3FP

— MAC (@MACofSA) January 17, 2019

Accident Commission of South Australia - Apr 30, 2017

Dutch Reach from Judith Black on Vimeo, & Sustainable Marblehead.

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The “Dutch Reach” for self-defense. Really simple. Check out: www.dutchreach.org

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THE DUTCH REACH – ( SAFE FOR WORK )

[PART I  - PUZZLEMENT]

Male Voice -Over:  Answer however you want.

MVO:  What is the "Dutch Reach"?

Woman:  The "Dutch Reach"???

Man w Glasses:  The Dutch Reach? No idea!

Man with Cap:  I've no idea.

Woman: No idea.

MVO:  Never heard of the Dutch Reach?

Woman:  Never heard of it. No.

Man in Blue Shirt: Sounds filthy!

MVO:  Can you venture a guess as to what it is

Blue Shirt:  No.

Man in Pink Shirt:  I can't (laughs)

Woman:  Is it NSFW?*  Or… What are we talking about here?

MVO:  Are you curious to learn what the Dutch Reach is?

Cap:  I could not be more curious to know what the Dutch Reach is.

Pink Shirt:  If it's like the ‘Turkish Get-up’**, sure!

MVO:  What if I said, I could teach you the Dutch Reach, and I could do it right now, out in the parking lot?

Cup   I'd be down. Let's do it.

[PART II - DUTCH REACH LESSON]

THE DUTCH REACH - ( SAFE FOR WORK ) 

Instructor:  So we I know it sounds a little silly, but the Dutch Reach could probably save someone's life.

When we pull up to a parking spot most of us don't really think about how we open up our car door. 

We put our car in park. We turn it off, and we usually open it with our left hand…Not really looking out or behind us.

But what the Dutch Reach is, is that movement where you reach over with your right hand instead of your left…which will force your body … your upper body to turn around and look for on-coming cyclists.

At the very least you're going to look in your rear view mirror.

In The Netherlands, this is pretty much the cultural norm. I mean they even teach in their driver's ed [education] class.

So next time you're opening up your car door, do as the Dutch do, the Dutch Reach!

FOOTNOTES:

* NSFW is an abbreviation signifying “Not Safe For Work.”   Among the web-savvy, NSFW implies taboo or pornographic web content which can get employees into trouble if caught watching it at work. 

** The "Turkish Get-Up" remains a mystery, at least to the Dutch Reach Project.  Should you be wise to it, please share your knowledge via email at Contact, & Thanks!

** “Safe for Work”:  Won’t get you into trouble if caught viewing.]

Produced by Outside Magazine Online’s in-house videography team with Outside Online staff.

Marie Sullivan, Videographer
Wes Judd, Fitness Editor as Dutch Reach Instructor.
Staff/Editors (unidentified), as Puzzled Interviewees.

Transcription by Dutch Reach Project.