If you have been reading national newspapers, or their online equivalent, this week then you may have seen headlines claiming motorists will now be slapped with £1,000 fines if they do not use the Dutch Reach.
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Will drivers have to use the Dutch Reach? Without using the term Dutch Reach, this is what the Highway Code alteration is outlining: a simple method taught to learner drivers in the Netherlands to better see blind spots and reduce the chance of opening your door into a passing cyclist, possibly with fatal consequences. You are then more likely to avoid causing injury to cyclists or motorcyclists passing you on the road, or to people on the pavement. This will make you turn your head to look over your shoulder. Where you are able to do so, you should open the door using your hand on the opposite side to the door you are opening for example, use your left hand to open a door on your right-hand side. In a few days changes to the Highway Code will come into force, including the recommendation for motorists to use the 'Dutch Reach' to avoid dooring a passing cyclist.īut what is the Dutch Reach? And why have several major newspapers wrongly claimed that drivers face fines if they do not use it?Īs per 'Rule 239' of the proposed Highway Code changes, which aim to better protect vulnerable road users.
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