Dutch Reach

The Dutch handle or Dutch Reach opens the car door with the hand that is further away

The Dutch Reach , also known as Dutch handle , Dutch handle or Dutch handle , is designed to prevent a cyclist from being overlooked when opening the door of a parked vehicle . The driver opens the car door with the right hand instead of the nearer left hand. The driver's upper body rotates automatically to the left and a cyclist who may be passing comes into his or her perspective ( shoulder glance ). It is also necessary to look in the rearview mirror so that fast cyclists who are still behind the vehicle can be seen.

Bike lane next to parked cars

Dooring by exiting motorists

This method is intended to prevent the cyclist from colliding with the open door of the vehicle (“ dooring ”).

In the Netherlands this grip is taught by a large part of the driving instructors; Children look at the handle from their parents. It is included in official road traffic recommendations in the UK, Massachusetts, and South Australia.

Web links

• Simple but ingenious: With this trick the Dutch prevent "dooring". In: Active cycling. October 28, 2016, archived from the original on January 19, 2018 ; accessed on June 10, 2020 . 
• Dutch Reach Project. Retrieved June 10, 2020 . 
• Dutch Reach. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, accessed June 10, 2020 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dutch Reach: That's why you should open the car door with the right - tz.de.
2. ↑ The Dutch Handle: Getürte cyclists , Germany Radio Nova, October 21, 2016
3. ↑ Juliane Frisse: The Dutch trick that saves lives. In: time online. April 5, 2019, accessed April 7, 2019 .