Remco Reflex Reminder
bpost and Remco Evenepoel make drivers more aware of cyclists with the "Remco Reflex" In keeping with its commitment to road safety, bpost, in collaboration with the R.Ev Academy, is launching a sticker to prevent "dooring" accidents and protect cyclists.
EU Driver Ed to Go Dutch [Reach]
The 'Dutch reach': EU drivers will have to use right hand to open car door, The Brussels Times,
by Maïthé Chini, 1 March 2024.
Србија српски | Serbia Serbian RS
The Netherlands to Reaffirm Dutch Reach
Bij afrijden kijkt examinator straks of je op correcte manier je autodeur opent, de Gelderlander, 01-03-24. [met filmpje (video)].
EU Parlament: Tanítandó holland módszer, Hungary.
Holland módszerrel védené a kerékpárosok életét és egészségét az Európai Unió. LINER.HU, EURÓPA, 2024. március 9.
From: The Bear's Bicycle by Emilie Warren McLeod, Little, Brown, NY 1975
European Union Adopts Dutch Reach
The “Dutch reach” way of opening a car door will become the EU standard for drivers as part of new road safety legislation, the European parliament has decided. Dutch News, 1 March 2024. See Updates to EU road safety driving rules here.
EU Parliament Press Release re: Dooring Prevention
MEPs back updates to EU rules on driving licences to improve road safety. European Parliament News Press Release, 28 Feb 2024.
Ghost Bike with Explanatory & Memorial Signs
Ghost bike sign in Los Angeles, Opinion: ‘Dooring’ shouldn’t worry only cyclists. Drivers need to prevent it too, LA Times, 23 Dec 2023.
IAM Dutch Reach Road Safety Poster
NYC DOT Press Release on 'Twist' Campaign
NYC Partners With Rock Legend Chubby Checker on Traffic Safety PSA, NYC DOT Press Release, April 10, 2023.
Avec Video
L'ouverture pivot pour éviter l'emportiérage à vélo, Vélo Québec et Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ), 19 Avril 2023.
Quebec's Auto Insurer Will Teach Reach
Quebec's auto insurance board (SAAQ) training courses and exams will now require drivers in the province to understand the "Dutch reach.", CTVNewsMontreal.ca, April 18, 2023.
For Your Favorite Mayor or Road Safety Authority
Dutch Reach Referenced in Ticket
Cyclists 'ticket' police after officer doors bike rider (+ video), Victoria B.C., Road.cc, 14 Nov 2022. Video here.
Driver Swerved to Avoid Dooring
This collision was caused by a taxi driver opening their door into the car's path; the said car then swerved into the van, Sussex Safer Roads Partnership, Twitter, Oct 28, 2022. More examples that Not only cyclists get doored here.
Pour descendre de voiture...
Sécurité routière
Pour sécuriser les trajets des cyclistes, adoptez un geste simple : portière gauche, main droite ; portière droite, main gauche ! - Sécurité routière .fr [To secure the journeys of cyclists, adopt a simple gesture: left door, right hand; right door, left hand!]
Dooring Alert Standard Added
,Will your car be safe enough? More stringent testing criteria for five-star crash ratings coming in 2023, Chris Thompson, CarsGuide, 35 Sep 2022
Long Nights Coming
Équipez votre vélo de lumières afin d'être visible dans les rétroviseurs. Use headlight to be seen in car mirror.
Utiliser la bonne main - Vélo Québec et SAAQ
L'ouverture pivot pour éviter l'emportiérage à vélo, Vélo Québec et Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ), 2 Sept 2022.
Turn & Look, Do the Dutch Reach, Credit: Cycling UK, adapted for Right Side Driving.
Interim Solution: Dutch Reach
Latest fatality of a bicyclist because of ‘dooring’ brings reminders of the lifesaving Dutch Reachm, Tom Meek, Cambridge Day, Aug 23, 2022.
Dooring Fatality, Somerville, MA
Somerville bicyclist, 72, dies in ‘dooring incident,’ by Emily Piper-Vallillo, Cambridge Day, Aug 15, 2022.
Proper Sharrow with Door Zoner Buffer
Where to 'Take the Lane'. Ottawa road paint demarcates door zone as buffer to sharrow lane (bike-vehicle shared travel lane).
Door-Wreck-tomy Video
Abrir la puerta del coche "a la holandesa",... evita accidentes !! View video via Twitter/Instagram here. For analysis of this collision and questions raised go here.
DR Project Slide Set
View a tutorial on the Dutch Reach, Dooring, Cyclist v Car Door History, Anti-dooring Countermeasures, Technologies, Policies & more. Two sets of slides: Main Presentation & Supplementary Slides [2 Aug 2022].
Open door crash danger was known by the 1930s in Sweden. Source
De Nederlandse Reach
Leer de ‘Dutch Reach’-truc om deurongevallen te voorkomen,. Ealdwine Eadse, Groenhuis, juli 30, 2022.
UK Insurers Promote New Code
UK Car insurers wars OKn drivers to learn about 2022 Highway Code changes, by Kate Lally, ECHO, 13 July 2022. See also: Veygo Magazine article.
Treaty: Vienna Convention Article 24
Article 24 on prohibiting open door endangerment of other road rusers, European Convention on Road Traffic ('Vienna convention'), 1966, Amendment 1, 1993. pdf
Den nederlandske metoden for å forhindre bildørkrasj
Du åpner bildøra «feil». Flere fordeler med den nederlandske metoden. Dersom du åpner døra på «riktig» måte, kan du være med på å forhindre ulykker. Se video her. Video: Embla Hjort-Larsen.Din Side, 03..juli 2022. [Norway]
Metode Holendrzy - ONET.PL
Tę metodę stosują Holendrzy. Tak najlepiej otwierać drzwi samochodu, ONET.PL, 15 lipca 2022 r.
kk (NET PL, 15 JUL 2022.
Reddit: Life Pro Tip - Dutch Reach
LPT: when opening a car door, twist a bit and use the hand that is furthest away from the door. This is called the "Dutch reach," and forces you to look behind the car before opening the door, making it less likely your door will hit a bicycle or another car. Reddit, miscellaneous, Posted by u/epoch_100, 2017. Source link PRI/The World, 2016. 833+ comments.
US Army Garrison Teaches Reach
Garrison celebrates Bike Safety Month, How motorists can protect cyclists in traffic - Dooring & the Dutch Reach, by Roland Schedel, U.S. Army, Wiesbadin, Germany, May 17, 2022.
Dutch Reach: Malaysia IATSS Forum
What is the "Dutch Reach"? by Omar M., Traffic Consultant, Malaysia IATSS Forum, March 2022. pdf - p.9. Int. Assn of Traffic & Safety Sciences.
Dutch Reach in Chinese, Toronto
该用右手开车门？很多人做不到 但很重要！加拿大都市网？很多人做不到 但很重要！加拿大都市网, 2022年5月6日 [Why should drivers open doors with their right hand? A lot of people can't do it but it's important! Canadian Metropolitan Network May 6, 2022]
Wired Helmet Alerts
“Attention! A Door Could Open.”—Introducing Awareness Messages for Cyclists to Safely Evade Potential Hazards, Tamara von Sawitzky et al, , Multimodal Technologies & Interactions, MDPI, Published: 31 December 2021. (pdf). See also here.
Dooring Overview
Bicyclists Hit By Car Door Accident Cases, by Atty. Lawrence J. Buckfire, Personal Injury, April 13, 2022, c/o Lawyers.com. See Comment here.
Cycling UK Graphic (adapted)
Turn & Look, Do the Dutch Reach, Credit: Cycling UK, adapted for Right Side Driving.
Homicidio por Choque de Puerta
Buscan identificar al conductor que, al abrir la puerta de su auto, golpeó a un ciclista y le provocó la muerte, por Enrique Julio y Vieytes, Canal Siete, Argentina, 6 abril 2022. Vídeo aquí.
„Holenderska” metoda otwierania - PL
Michelin Man's Far Hand Reach
Michelin in Malaysia advises the Dutch Reaech, Facebook, 2Aug 15, 020.
CA Apellate Decision in Mason vs Uber
Dismissal reversed. Case can proceed. WILLIAM J. MASON v. UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC., A161000, A161966 (San Francisco City & County Super. Ct. No. CGC-18-563924). pdf
Motorist Reminder Sticker
Dutch Reach reminder sticker, Transp. Services, Lexington, MA.
Gas Pump Pumps Dutch Reach
Star Tankstelle [Star Gas Station] in Germany features features DVR far hand anti-dooring graphic on its pumps. Image is of pump tap where the gas quality is selected. une 11, 2022.
UK GOV THINK! DUTCH REACH
"If they are able to, vehicle users should open their door with the hand furthest from the door, so they can see people cycling or walking behind them," UK Gov THINK! Dutch Reach poster. March 2022.
Dutch Reach Flier
What's the Dutch Reach? fllyer [png], Transp. Services, Lexington, MA. [as pdf here]..
Dooring, Code & Dutch Reach - Turkey
Dooring ve Dutch Reach Nedir? EcoDiurnal, 29-06-2018. (Turkish).
AU Bike & RAVC Urge Dutch Reach
Australia Bike & Road Safety Organizations Call for New Rules for Drivers Exiting Vehicles, Feb 2022. Read press release here (pdf)..
Korean (?) Dutch Reach Graphic
Dutch Reach graphic in Korean? Can you help translate - contact us!
How UK Got the 'Reach'
The Dutch Reach: drivers could face £1000 fine for opening car door with wrong hand, by Jacobien Van der Kleij, Kingston Courier, 24./02/2022. History of the far hand method & How The Dutch Reach came to the UK.
AUTOentusiastas, Brasil
PONTO CEGO? O QUE É ISSO? por Bob Sharp, AUTOentusiastas,, 6/03/2022.
Again
Doored cyclist dies of injuries, The News & Observer, NC, Feb 4, 2022.
Scooter Dooring Death, Taiwan
Scooter rider run over by gravel truck in dooring accident in New Taipei,, by George Liao, Taiwan News, 27 Feb 2022.
Kwok Kwan, 66, Succumbs After Dooring, NYC
E-Cyclist Dies After Being Doored On Deadly West Side Strip, by Gersh Kuntzman,, StreetsblogNYC,
Feb 16, 2022.
Słyszałeś o metodzie "Dutch Reach"? - Polska
Myślisz, że umiesz bezpiecznie wysiadać z samochodu? Całe życie robiłeś to źle! Paweł Rygas, Motoryzacja Interia., 8 lutego 2022. Polska.
Manobra Holandesa - Chile
La Maniobra “Dutch Reach” ayuda a prevenir accidentes de transito, Preserva, 08/18/20, Chile.
Flemish Public Broadcasting News Service, Belgium
Verenigd Koninkrijk verplicht "Dutch Reach": Britten moeten anders uit auto stappen om fietsongevallen te vermijden, Valerie Vanhelden, VRT NWS, 28 jan 2022, België.
Northern Ireland, UK
Changes to the Highway Code in GB later this month will NOT immediately be incorporated into NI’s separate Highway Code, Alan Meban, Slugger O'toole, Belfast, NI, Jan 6, 2022,
Nyissa ki jobb kézzel!
Ezért nyisd ki mindig a jobb kezeddel a kocsi ajtaját! Életet menthetsz vele, Blikk Rúzs, 2022. január 3.
Niederlandse greep - NU.nl
Autodeur met 'verste hand' openen is volgens ministerie soms juist gevaarlijker,, U.nll, 27 januari 2022.
België: Dutch Reach in Dutch - NWS
Bijna elke dag gebeurt er een fietsongeval met een openslaande autodeur: bekijk hier wat je als autobestuurder kan doen, Sanne Baeck,, fNWS, vr 10 sep 2021. België. Met filmpje.
GOV.UK HC THINK! Campaign Planned
UK Gov plans major #THINK campaign to back Highway Code changes: hierarchy, Dutch Reach, Gov.UK, Jan 26, 2022.
Escape your car safely
Ways to get out of your car, by DaveWalker.com c/o We Are Cycling UK.
Dutch Reach Advisory, Al-Masry Al-Youm, Egypt
ألف جنيه إسترليني.. بريطانيا تفرض غرامة على كل من يفتح باب السيارة بـ «اليد الخاطئة»
المصري اليوم, مصر
-, Al-Masry Al-Youm, Egypt, Jan 23, 2022.
Vintage Berlin Anti-Dooring Graphic
Autofahrer und Radfahrer und das #dooring haben eine lange Geschichte. Die Postleitzahl zum Plakat ist Berlin W9. Source: @Polreporterin, Twitter, 2 Dec 2021. [Dooring has a long history. Berlin safety graphic. Credit, date unk.]
Dutch Reach Official in UK
The Dutch Reach comes to England: Revised Highway Code sets out new way to open your car door, by Mike Wright, The Telegraph, UK, 30 Dec. 2021.
UK Highway Code to Protect Vulnerable Road Users
Dutch Reach graphic from "Two in three UK drivers unaware of planned Highway Code changes," by Helen Pidd, 30 Dec 2021.
Helsingin Sanomet
Finland: ”Hollantilainen Ote”.
Tämä pieni niksi voi pelastaa vakavilta onnettomuuksilta – Autoilijan "hollantilainen ote” tunnetaan edelleen heikosti, Hanna Freyborg HS, Helsingin Sanomet, 9.12 2021.
Door Atlas & Anatomy
11 Different Types of Car Door, Kingsley Felix, Wheels Inquirer, Aug 12, 2021.
Speed, reaction & braking times vs flung door. Stay on the Safe Side / We Love Cycling campaign infographic by ŠKODA
Metoda olandeză - DC News, RO
Metoda olandeză de a deschide portiera, cea mai bună metodă pentru a evita accidentele cu biciclişti sau trotinetişti, Florin Răvdan, DC News Romania, 02 dec 2021.
8 Croatian AutoKlub Safety Tips
Neke mogu biti kobne: Ovo je 8 najčešćih pogrešaka koje radimo u vožnji i kako ih se riješiti, Piše: Karlo Huzjak, Autoklub, Nov 29, 2021. [8 Road Safety Tips - Croatian]
Gas Pump Pumps Dutch Reach
What is the Dutch Reach?
What IS 'The Dutch Reach'? James Dawes MD Dawes Highway Safety Group, & Thames Valley Police Hampshire Constabulary Collision reduction unit, LinkedIn, UK, Nov 2021.
Going Dutch in Indonesia
Jangan Anggap Sepele, Ini Cara Aman Membuka Pintu Mobil [Don't take it lightly, this is a safe way to open the car door], by
Syifa Ayuni Qotrunnada, Rintani Mundari, Mata Jakarta, 22 Nov 2021, Indonesia.
Dutch Reach Dooring Prevention, Busan, South Korea
부산 사상경찰서, 자동차 개문사고 방지책 적극 홍보 이상철 기자 승인 2021.11.18
Motor Biscuit Advisory
Why Should You Always Open Your Car Door With Your Right Hand? by Joe Santos, Motor Biscuit, July 5, 2021
8 Ways to Share the Road with Bicyclists
8 Ways to Share the Road with Bicyclists, info graphic with tips for drivers & bicyclists. View full graphic &/or download here. Credit: Safe Routes to School - Massachusetts. Click image to enlarge.
Extra-wide Doors Pose Extra Risk
Many vehicle doors exceed 1 meter/1 yard in width. SUVs, trucks, pickups & luxury vehicles pose greater risk. Current bike lane door zones & buffer zones are insufficient for cyclist safety. Chart source here.
Road Users: Learn New Bike Signage.
Know and Obey These Common Bicycling Road Markings, Signs, and Signals - Safe Routes to School - Massachusetts. View/download PDF here. Click image to enlarge.
