A site to promote the safer far-hand Dutch Reach habit to get out of your car. It prevents dooring 'accidents' / crashes that injure & kill bicyclists. You too are safer because you naturally turn & see on-coming traffic before and as you exit.

Dutch Reach Project started after yet another cyclist was killed after she hit a carelessly opened car door. We can avoid doorings if we adopt the Dutch commonsense habit: using the far hand from the door to open and exit.

Aug 19, 2018 · How to reach the Dutch Reach far hand dooring prevention method in driver's manuals, highway and road codes by states, nations & departments of transportation, licensing & motor vehicle divisions, & driving instruction lessons …

Mar 5, 2018 · Taken altogether, the Dutch Reach method minimizes dooring risks and harms for cyclists & other vulnerable road users and their vehicles. It is also safer for drivers & passengers at no cost but for habit retraining.

So, not quite lost amid those cheering the Dutch Reach and trusting this Project's claims for its Dutch provenance and reputable authority, are some serious doubters and disbelievers. So we get questions~!

Dec 28, 2024 · Netherlands' Ambassador to Canada demonstrates the 'Dutch reach', In North America, it's called the "Dutch reach," but in the Netherlands, they don't even need a name for it — it's that common. "It's in our DNA ...."

Might you have ideas for road signage to 'say' Dutch Reach at a glance? A universal sign is needed to get drivers and riders to use the far hand reach method to avoid doorings and injury when opening and exiting.

This one page handout can teach the Dutch Reach to students in drivers education programs, to instruct adults to replace the near-hand push; for taxi, livery, Uber/Lyft/ride-share and fleet drivers, and all passengers.

Feb 16, 2021 · Nato circa 50 anni fa nei Paesi Bassi, il "Dutch Reach", in italiano "presa olandese", è una pratica in base alla quale per aprire la portiera dell’auto si utilizza la mano lontana dalla maniglia, quindi, almeno per i Paesi con la guida a sinistra, la mano destra del conducente o la mano sinistra del passeggero.

It is a common problem, but there is a simple solution, the Dutch Reach. The practice – which drivers in the Netherlands are trained and tested on prior to licensure, hence the name – calls for reaching over and using the right arm rather than the left to open a car door.