How Dutch drivers 'door' less cyclists

[anonymous-user]

In NL driving lessons / test, the door is to be opened with the arm furthest away from the door

In doing so, this pretty much causes one to look back naturally and notice oncoming cyclists / similar.

http://99percentinvisible.org/article/dutch-reach-...

[Vitorio]

And it gives you more leverage when the wind catches the door. Try holding the door shut with your near arm against a wind gust.

[Nersha]

Vitorio said:

And it gives you more leverage when the wind catches the door. Try holding the door shut with your near arm against a wind gust.

People are actually this weak?

[Martin_Hx]

Fat people wont be able to do this, discrimination....

All you need to do is check your mirror, simple!

[new_bloke]

fewer.

[SuperVM]

new_bloke said:

fewer.

Indeed

[Tannedbaldhead]

Nersha said:

Vitorio said:

And it gives you more leverage when the wind catches the door. Try holding the door shut with your near arm against a wind gust.

People are actually this weak?

My last appearance in a work's accident book was when a van door caught the wind (wasn't long after they started naming storms over here) lt blew open with me hanging on to it and deposited me on my arse in the middle of the road. Am not a powerfully built director but not that weak either.

Edited by Tannedbaldhead on Tuesday 11th October 13:28

[anonymous-user]

deliberate grammatical fault to attract more attention to the thread

that is my argument and I am sticking to it anyway!

new_bloke said:

fewer.

[Harji]

Simple, but brilliant. Someone opened the door on me yesterday while cycling, whats shocking is that the door opened into a bus lane and it was the rear door (passenger getting out at traffic lights), I was riding on the white line as the lane is so full of holes and cracks and this person did not even check for anything, could have been a bus, instead I saw it and tut tutted.

[DottyMR2]

Nersha said:

Vitorio said:

And it gives you more leverage when the wind catches the door. Try holding the door shut with your near arm against a wind gust.

People are actually this weak?

[Quinten]

You know what? I passed my driving test in Holland in 1992 and I have never, ever, given it thought on how I open the door, but now I've read about it, I feel uber conscious about it.

And yes, I do open it 'the Dutch way'

[bobbo89]

The Dutch Reach sounds like something from the urban dictionary!

[otolith]

Quinten said:

And yes, I do open it 'the Dutch way'

You pass it on the left hand side?