| ▲ | aziaziazi 6 days ago |
| Driving lessons in NL also teach you to open your door with your _right_ hand (left is right side drive), that way you turn your shoulder a bit and get in perfect position for controlling blind spot and mirror for eventual bike incoming (or whatever vehicle you missed). |
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| ▲ | legacynl 6 days ago | parent [-] |
| Ive heard this repeated on the BBC before, but it isn't true, at least not for my driving lessons 2 decades ago. I just got told everytime to look over my shoulder for cyclists before opening the door. But never have I heard of anyone being taught to specifically open their door with their right hand |
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| ▲ | Doxin 14 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Having taken my driving lessons and test more recently, a couple years ago: I've been told by my instructor that not doing the dutch reach is one of the few items that can result in an instant fail. I think opening the door that way only got formalized somewhat recently. | |
| ▲ | ndsipa_pomu 6 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | To be fair, the BBC is institutionally anti-cyclist, so they may have mis-represented the "Dutch Reach". I can't see why it's not taught and used everywhere as it encourages and facilitates the checking behind you when opening a car door. Rather than focussing on "left" or "right" hand, I find it more useful to just always use the furthest hand from the door so the same idea applies if you're driving or a passenger. | | |
| ▲ | Vinnl 5 days ago | parent [-] | | I think it depends on the teacher, but mine didn't teach it either. However, I have been taught from a young age to watch out before I open the door, which is still very relevant even if you're not in the driver's seat. |
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