http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Dooring dutchreach - Recent Topics en Sun, 31 May 2026 12:42:22 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18127#post-260157 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 10:29:27 +0000 Min 260157@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41219977" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41219977</a></p> <p>Apparently killing a cyclist by dooring only results in a small fine. Disgusting.</p> <p><em>The campaign group says cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians are being injured and killed by drivers and their passengers carelessly opening doors.<br /> It wants the Dutch reach - which involves opening doors with the "wrong" hand - to be taught to new drivers.<br /> The Department for Transport says it will consider new messages on cycle safety as part of its Think! campaign.<br /> Government figures from 2011-2015 show that eight people died from carelessly-opened car doors.<br /> Three of these had been travelling in cars - five were cyclists knocked off their bikes.</em></p> <p>Motorists can be killed in this way too it appears. </p>