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I'm pretty sure that it's opening the car door using your opposing hand, so that you naturally look backwards to ensure there's no cyclist approaching that can be harmed by a suddenly opened car door.

I personally use my side mirrors (and curse cyclists riding the Nordic gloom without any form of light).

It does now, a minute later.

Quote it for me.

> The practice is used widely across Europe and encourages people to open vehicle doors with their opposite hand to avoid injuries to passing cyclists.

OK. What does the practice actually consist of? Does it require anything? If I'm taken to court, is "I thought about using my left hand, but I decided not to" a defense?

The explanation is under the header of "What is the 'Dutch reach'?". It includes the sentence "It encourages people to use their opposite hand to open a vehicle door, forcing them to turn their body and head when getting out".

> The practice is used widely across Europe and encourages people to open vehicle doors with their opposite hand to avoid injuries to passing cyclists.

Literally first paragraph.

Please would be nice.

The article does not say that, indeed the word "law" isn't mentioned once