Credit: London Cyhcling Campaign, reporting on Holland in the 1970s and the protests which transported Amsterdam & NL into a road sharing mecca. 450 Child Bike Ped Deaths per Year Drove Decades of Reforms in Holland In the late 1960's & '70's, the Netherlands was far from the pedestrian and bicycling mecca it is today. …

Incidents of “dooring,” when a cyclist is hit by an opening car door, are on the rise in Toronto, says a cycling advocacy group, which is calling on the city to address the problem in its road safety plan.

Dooring - Wikipedia

Sie öffnen die Autotür mit der linken Hand? Die Niederländer machen es anders, und gehen damit allen anderen Autofahrern mit gutem Beispiel voran.

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Bicycle lanes can be a boon for cyclists but they can also land riders in the “door zone,” a dangerous area sandwiched between primary vehicle lanes and parked cars. In the long term, cities may need to continue designing better solutions to accommodate bicyclists, but in the meantime: drivers could learn a thing or two from

Titter all you like but the Dutch Reach is no laughing matter.

Girl jumps out of car unaware of my presence.

The method, called the Dutch Reach, involves opening the door with your 'opposite' hand. In the UK, that means opening the door with your left hand when on the driver's side.