Hats off to that truck driver for being incredibly attentive.
Dude just flung someone to their presumed death and gave zero fucks.
Better go grab something from my car and then just stand here like a totally uninvolved bystander watching something mildly curious
I think they were actually putting something back into their car.
That being said, Jesus christ who the fuck opens their door that forcefully?
That’s literally why you’re supposed to check your mirrors before you get out of your parked car, dumbass.
Do it like the Dutch: https://www.dutchreach.org/
What I don’t get is that this is useful regardless of bikes. If you’re opening your door on the street side, then a vehicle could also rip out your door/you. The “Dutch reach” prevents that just as much as it prevents killing a cyclist. I dunno I do live in the Netherlands so maybe my perception is warped, but I’d never just swing my door open street-side without checking, bikes or no bikes.
I don’t know how or why this is always attributed to the Dutch. I’m Dutch. We definitely did not learn this. Not in school, not from parents, not in driver’s ed. We do not open our doors this way.
The thing is that all Dutch drivers are also cyclists, that helps a lot. Also, our infrastructure is very very very VERY accommodating to cyclists. Often bicycle paths are separated from roads,which helps a lot.
When opening doors, we simply look. There’s a mirror very conveniently placed for the sole purpose of looking behind you. Use it. If you open your doors without looking and thinking, you’re an idiot. None of that has to do with being Dutch.
You would’ve loved to get French fries instead of the Dutch reach, wouldn’t you?
Unfair how those potatoes are linguistically attributed to the French, no?
The website literally says:
Dutch kids learn it from parents & in school. It’s taught in drivers’ ed, and used to pass their driving test. It’s been Dutch commonsense for 50 years.
That’s terrifying