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Action on Dooring

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  1. Min
    Member

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41219977

    Apparently killing a cyclist by dooring only results in a small fine. Disgusting.

    The campaign group says cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians are being injured and killed by drivers and their passengers carelessly opening doors.
    It wants the Dutch reach - which involves opening doors with the "wrong" hand - to be taught to new drivers.
    The Department for Transport says it will consider new messages on cycle safety as part of its Think! campaign.
    Government figures from 2011-2015 show that eight people died from carelessly-opened car doors.
    Three of these had been travelling in cars - five were cyclists knocked off their bikes.

    Motorists can be killed in this way too it appears.

    Posted 6 years ago #

  2. jonty
    Member

    I thought that the Dutch Reach sounded like a really clever idea until I realised I do it instinctively. Am I abnormal? I used to get told off by my parents for opening the door without checking for people (usually them!)

    Posted 6 years ago #

  3. Min
    Member

    I am not sure which hand I actually use but I check the wing mirror then look round too just to be sure.

    Posted 6 years ago #

  4. Murun Buchstansangur
    Member

    If driving or in the passenger seat, I tend to use the wing mirrors to check before opening my door - in a lot of cars it seems to me the 'B' post (where the rear doors attach to on 4-door cars)/seat belt mounts/head rests prevent a genuinely clear view of what is approaching, especially close to the side of the vehicle?

    Posted 6 years ago #

  5. crowriver
    Member

    Many of the comments on that article are disgraceful. It really does seem to be open season on cyclists at the moment.

    Posted 6 years ago #

  6. Ed1
    Member

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45900806

    Posted 5 years ago #

  7. HankChief
    Member

    Christine Jardine MP witnessing a dooring

    https://twitter.com/cajardineMP/status/1180939735633682433?s=19

    Posted 4 years ago #

  8. gembo
    Member

    Dr Khan went for the Dutch Reach but wiser birds went for segregated infra through the MPs constituency

    Posted 4 years ago #

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