From the eyes to prevent hitting the bicycle running on the roadway invented by the bicycle power country Netherlands with the door is a scaly method "Dutch Reach"?

As a general rule in Japan, bicycles are obliged to run on the roadway, but if you slip past the parked car, the accident happens that the bicycle will collide while the door opens suddenly. Such an accident is called "dooring", and it is difficult to avoid on the cyclist side, so many bicyclists are hated by it,Bicycle big country NetherlandsSo, it is an easy way to prevent door ringing and a superb way that anyone can doDutch Reach (Dutch Reach)"Has been put into practice and has resulted in the drastic reduction of door ring accidents.

The Dutch Reach: Clever Workaround to Keep Cyclists from Getting "Doored" - 99% Invisible
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Door ring which is a hatred enemy of the cyclist is the accident like the following. Unlike Japan, a serious accident happens in the door ring in Europe and the United States where a bicycle exclusive lane is set up, and it is a big problem to be solved also to incorporate the natural environment friendly bicycle into society more.


In order to prevent the damage of this door ring, in the Netherlands which can be said to be a developed country of the bicycle, "Easy way to open doors" was invented that everyone can do easily and outstandingly. You can understand how to open a Dutch door with a single shot if you watch the following movie.

How the Dutch Reach Could Save Lives - YouTube


A bicycle running on a roadway.


There is a case where the bicycle runs aside to avoid a car that is stopped, but at this time doorway will happen if inadvertent car driver unexpectedly opens the door. Because of the danger of being hit by subsequent cars if falling over the roadway, the door ring is a phenomenon that can lead to a big traffic accident.


Normally, when you open the door of a car you can open it with the hand closer to the door. With the driver's seat on the left handle, the driver opens the door with the left hand.


Doing so will inevitably result in door ringing because you will do the door operation without looking backwards. It is a big cause of the door ring that the person who opens the door carelessly behind the vehicle.


On the other hand, how to open doors that are practiced in the Netherlands "Dutch Reach" is a way to open the door with the door and the far hand.


In Dutch Reach, it is an action to twist your body and open the door, so the eyes will inevitably shift backwards.


Since the existence of a bicycle approaching from the rear can be confirmed naturally by the operation of Dutch Reach, it will never happen to open the door and cause an accident.


Dutch Reach, which is a solution unique to the Netherlands which bicycles are popular as a means of transportation, has been introduced more than 10 years ago and has been adopted not only for learning at the driving school but also for driver's license exams. Since introducing Dutch Reach, in the Netherlands, the damage caused by the door ring is drastically reduced, and we have achieved great results.


Anyone can easily prevent the door ring If you customize to open the door with Dutch Reach, you will surely realize a society that is friendly to both cyclists and car drivers as damage on the door ring is reduced.


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Cyclists who were forced to forgo a bicycle ticket because "they did not run on a bicycle lane" are dangerous to travel on the roadway in response to the complaint that "it is absolutely funny to drive a bicycle lane even though it is dangerous!" There is a protest movie to appeal whether there is unreasonableness of traveling obligation. It is superior to pearls, and it is content that makes me think about bicycles and traffic rules as well as funny.

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