Dutch reach

English thumb Etymology The term was coined by an American physician in 2016en 2016-09-08 https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/09/08/this-cyclist-wants-drivers-dutch-reach/V2Ei5bEiOCfU6ubxX1r8VN/story.html To avoid ‘doorings,’ cyclist wants drivers to do the ‘Dutch Reach’ Steve Annear Boston Globe for the purpose of promoting the far hand reach method to prevent dooring. The Dutch language has no special name for the maneuver.en Tanya Mohn The Dutch Reach: A No-Tech Way to Save Bicyclists’ Lives The New York Times 2018-10-05 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/05/smarter-living/the-dutch-reach-save-bicyclists-lives-bicycle-safety-drivers.html 0362-4331 The first known description of the method appeared in 1961 in a Dutch newspaper.nl De Telegraaf Hoe stapt u uit een auto? How do you get out of a car? 1961-08-19 https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&query=%28portier+openen%29&cql%5B%5D=%28date+_gte_+%2201-01-1960%22%29&cql%5B%5D=%28date+_lte_+%2201-01-1965%22%29&redirect=true&page=22&sortfield=datedesc&identifier=ddd:011140294:mpeg21:a0288&resultsidentifier=ddd:011140294:mpeg21:a0288 Noun ? 1 A technique for opening a motor vehicle door to avoid striking (“dooring”) passing cyclists or other road users by reaching across the body for the door latch with the more distant hand. en http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/oct/18/highway-code-to-promote-dutch-reach-to-protect-cyclists Highway Code to promote ‘Dutch reach’ to protect cyclists 2018-10-17 Gwyn Topham The Guardian It is proposed that the code will highlight the Dutch reach, a method of opening car doors by turning and using the hand furthest from the handle, which forces drivers or passengers to look behind them for passing cyclists. Translations technique for opening a motor vehicle door French: fr poignée hollandaise f References Further reading