Do you practice "Dutch reach"?

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Originally Posted by MissMoppet

No I'd never heard of it either but apparently there's a new Highway Code out that says that car driver's opening their doors "Should open car doors using the “Dutch reach” method, with the hand on the opposite side to the door they are opening. This makes drivers turn their heads to look over their shoulders and reduces the likelihood of “dooring” a passing cyclist."

Sounds sensible to me - as an ex racing (but slow) cyclist - but don't know how the Dutch got involved except for the obvious clue that Holland has more cyclists per sq pothole than us.

To ignore the H Code could be a criminal offence, so let's Go Dutch chaps.

Sounds like a recipe for an increase in lower back damage to me