Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Dooring" in English language version.
'It's called "lead with your left", which makes you turn just enough to see what's coming behind you,' she told 774 ABC Melbourne.
manoeuvre involves drivers opening the door with the hand furthest away from the car door, forcing them to lean across and look into their wing mirror
Handelen bij uitstappen en weglopen van de auto ...
Cycling Savvy Instructor John Brooking has compiled a list of 43 dooring fatalities, with names, dates and a narrative describing each crash.
One of the most common causes of bike crashing is a stopped motorist who suddenly opens a door into the path of an approaching rider.... The best way to prevent this is to avoid pedaling in the "door zone"—the three- to five-foot area next to a parked car.
always open your door with your right hand, so you automatically look over your shoulder ...
A typical dooring law requires that a person opening a vehicle door ensure that it is reasonably safe to open the door, that opening the door will not interfere with moving traffic, and that the door is not open for any more time than necessary.
That alarming figure comes from a survey of 1,000 drivers from across the UK carried out by eBikes Direct, which has also exposed how ill-informed some drivers are when it comes to what cyclists can and can't do on the road.
...over a third (35 percent) of British drivers don't bother to check behind them before opening their car door on a road.
There are two products planned, based around a similar system, triggered by the unbuckling of a seatbelt. This starts a 'lighting sequence' in the lights placed around the rear window and side mirrors.
the survey revealed that 59.5% of drivers never check behind them before opening their doors.
Uitstappen: Uitstappen moet uiteraard ook veilig gebeuren: kijk...[Getting out must, of course, also be done safely: so first look at the traffic approaching from the front. Then look in the rear view mirror, left outside mirror and left side (blind spot) to the following traffic. If it is safe, hold the door with your left hand on the handle and open the door with your right hand as far as you need and get out. Then immediately close the door and walk towards the sidewalk or sidewalk facing the approaching traffic. Passengers can enter and exit safest on the sidewalk side.]
No person shall open the door of a vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of such traffic..."
Note: Dutch Reach diagram in Step 3 shows partially opened car door with clear field of vision rearward between door frame and car pillar.[permanent dead link]
EEN roede tip: open het LINKERportier steeds met uw RECHTERhand en het RECHTERportier met uw LINKERhand. Dan moet u zich wel omdraaien. Zullen wij ons dat aanwennen? Een kleine moeite, en u zult zien dat het aantal ongevallen door plotseling opengeworpen portieren snel afneemt.[A good tip: always open the LEFT door with your RIGHT hand and the RIGHT door with your LEFT hand. Then you have to turn around. Shall we get used to that? A small effort.]
De heer S. V. te Rotterdam geeft een goede „tip" betreffende het openen van het linkerportier ...[Mr. SV in Rotterdam gives a good 'tip' regarding opening the left-hand door of a car, that is the door on the roadside. He says: 'Never open the door with your left hand but with your right hand, since then your body has to turn to the left in such a way that you get a better view of the following traffic, in particular cyclists and mopeds.']
Om voor het uitstappen ...[In order to be able to observe the traffic approaching from behind, many people often wriggle into a difficult twist, while this can easily be done by opening the left-hand door with the right hand and the right-hand door with the left hand. You then automatically turn around and get a good view to the rear.]
... practices from countries with high cycling participation rate such as Denmark and the Netherlands could be adopted (e.g., van Leeuwen, 2006). Such examples may include when parallel parked: opening door with 'other' hand (left in Australia) to encourage drivers to twist in their seat and head check before opening the door;
I called eight driving schools across the country. Two had heard of the manoeuver in which a driver opens the door with their right hand, to force them to look behind themselves to check for cyclists. Six had not.
Developed by FC Bikes in collaboration with Bike Fort Collins
The accidents mainly happen because the vehicle occupants are not making sure that the road is clear before opening the door. Visibility problems due to visual obstruction i.e., from bodywork or pillars of the vehicle were not found to be a major factor in these accidents.
To avoid 'dooring' a bicyclist, never open a car door without first checking for passing traffic. One example of checking for traffic is the 'Dutch Reach.'
When you use your far hand, you can't fling the door open.
Herein reported as first inclusion of 'Dutch Reach' method in a USA state's driver's manual, and introduces it as novel to NPR national audience.
Always Cross Check!
'It's just what Dutch people do,' said Fred Wegman ...
AAA and the National Safety Council will teach the Dutch Reach technique in safety classes starting in January.
Always check carefully for cyclists before you open your door.Using your left hand to open the door will turn your shoulders ...
Artikel 4e. het permanent rekening te houden met (mogelijke) andere weggebruikers, in het bijzonder kwetsbare weggebruikers als voetgangers, fietsers e.d;
Artikel 6a. het op juiste en veilige wijze in- of uitstappen;
Zudem weist Lesch darauf hin, dass Autofahrer vor dem Aussteigen natürlich auch in den Seitenspiegel schauen müssen. „Bei manchen Fahrzeug-Modellen gibt es allerdings das Problem, dass sich der anklappbare Seitenspiegel bereits vor dem Aussteigen einfährt", warnt der Sprecher.[Lesch also points out that drivers must of course also look in the side mirror before getting out. 'With some vehicle models, however, there is the problem that the folding side mirror retracts before you get out,' warns the spokesman.]
AMSTERDAM Aantal 1e examens: 11.750; Gemiddeld slagingspercentage (1e examen): 41 – 45 %
Using the hand farthest from the door to open it. That way, you will have to rotate your body, making it easier to check your blind spot.
When you're getting into or out of the car, you should:...
If the existing laws regarding driver behaviour are not currently effective or not actively enforced, it is essential that these laws are reviewed to ensure that cyclists are judicially protected.
Driver behaviour is a significant factor in cyclist-opened vehicle door crashes ... To change the habits of many drivers will require extensive investment in behaviour change and driver education campaigns.
In late 1972, a strong 'Stop de Kindermoord' (stop the child murder) campaign was started in the Netherlands, aimed at urban planning and legal fixes to transportation design and transportation laws that resulted in many kids being killed by cars (over 400 kids were reportedly killed in one year from automobiles).
Opening of doors: It shall be prohibited to open the door of a vehicle, it open, or to alight from the vehicle without having made to do so cannot endanger other road-users.
...over a third (35 percent) of British drivers don't bother to check behind them before opening their car door on a road.
Every year about 75,000 cyclists are injured on Dutch Roads. At least 200 of those involve car doors.
Wir schätzen, dass etwa die Hälfte aller Fahrlehrer in den Niederlanden diese Methode unterrichten, sagt Martijn van Es....['We estimate that about half of all driving instructors in the Netherlands teach this method,' says Martijn van Es. He works for the Fietsersbond, which represents the interests of cyclists in the Netherlands. However, he did not learn the Dutch grip in driving school, says van Es.]
