The Dutch Reach: Clever Workaround to Keep Cyclists from Getting “Doored”
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The Dutch Reach: Clever Workaround to Keep Cyclists from Getting “Doored”
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Re: The Dutch Reach: Clever Workaround to Keep Cyclists from Getting “Doored”
#2I'm going to try this and see how it goes.
Re: The Dutch Reach: Clever Workaround to Keep Cyclists from Getting “Doored”
#3Honestly, given how many broken driver's side mirrors you see around, likely received the same way, it seems like a smart move in general. Good for peds, good for bikes, good for cars, and good for the people getting out of their cars.
Re: The Dutch Reach: Clever Workaround to Keep Cyclists from Getting “Doored”
#4Good luck changing drivers behaviour. It is hard enough getting everyone to use an indicator.
Re: The Dutch Reach: Clever Workaround to Keep Cyclists from Getting “Doored”
#5Getting it added to the driver's license test is probably the key here.
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#6Getting doored is honestly terrifying (I don't say that lightly). I bike and longboard frequently, and I'll avoid bike lanes if they are alongside parked cars. And this is in Boulder, one of the most bike friendly cities in the US:
http://www.bicycling.com/culture/advocacy/2014-top-50-bike-f...
Re: The Dutch Reach: Clever Workaround to Keep Cyclists from Getting “Doored”
#7Right, Large scale change of driver habits is a simple solution... a more enforcable suggestion is that the car owner is by default liable for any damages that happen from dooring, and that dooring is a fineable offence. Give car owners a real motivacion to check for bikes
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#8Slightly off-topic, but I found it difficult to read an article with a looping clip of a traffic accident embedded. I skipped the second paragraph.
Re: The Dutch Reach: Clever Workaround to Keep Cyclists from Getting “Doored”
#9Right, Large scale change of driver habits is a simple solution... a more enforcable suggestion is that the car owner is by default liable for any damages that happen from dooring, and that dooring is a fineable offence. Give car owners a real motivacion to check for bikes
Don't like your cab driver? just open the door into the path of a bike.
Re: The Dutch Reach: Clever Workaround to Keep Cyclists from Getting “Doored”
#10How do existing self-driving cars handle this case? Perhaps regulation could cover this if the manufacturers aren't. The cars should have sensors to know it's not safe to open the door.
Getting rid of parked cars will be a good start.
EDIT: obviously the car can sound a warning or even briefly prevent the door from opening. Similar case, what if a car or truck is passing by very closely at that moment.