Somerville METS signs

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Sequence of photos of mobile electronic traffic sign message which states: "Safer to Open / Car Door / With Far Hand" which describes the Dutch far hand Reach method to prevent doorings by heedlessly exiting drivers or passengers from motor vehicles, cars, vans & trucks into travel & bike lanes which can cause collisions with the door and result in njury or death to bicyclists. This sign first brought the Dutch Reach method message to the attention first of the Boston Globe and then national and international media as the story was quickly picked up by public radio & social media.

Mobile electronic traffic sign texts the Dutch Reach. Message posted by Somerville Police Dept., Somerville, Massachusetts, USA, Sept. 7, 2016. Sign triggered media coverage which since brought this safety habit to international attention. Photos: Dutch Reach Project.