New Highway Code rule tells drivers to open doors with ‘wrong’ hand
New Highway Code rule tells drivers to open doors with ‘wrong’ hand
Drivers can be fined up to £1,000 for causing injury by opening their door (Picture: Getty)
The Highway Code will soon be updated to require people to open vehicle doors with the hand farthest from the handle following a safety drive led by cyclists.
From January 29th, the rules will state drivers and passengers should use the ‘Dutch reach’, so called as it was first popularised in the…