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Some boats sailing at Het Twiske near Amsterdam. Acrylic on canvas.

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Boats sailing on a lake, impressionistic style, vivid orange tones.
 
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It's inspired by 90s death metal. Songs are a lament and a warning for mankind's destructive behavior.

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Dutch reach

I read an article today about British traffic laws requiring the so-called "Dutch reach" to open your car door. The idea to open the door with the hand farthest away from the door is that it makes you automatically look in your mirror, thereby preventing damage to your door by scooping up a passing cyclist. It happens, I once rode my bike into a door that suddenly opened when I was a kid

But what struck me is the name: #Dutch reach. Apparently peope believe that this method is taught in the Netherlands. I had never heard of it, however, and none of my friends had either. One of my friends' son got his license a few months ago, and he was never taught to open the door that way either.

We are taught to look in the mirror before opening the door, btw; neglecting it is reason to fail your exam.

Dooring - Wikipedia


Dooring is the act of opening a motor vehicle door into the path of another road user.[1] [2]Dooring can happen when a driver has parked or stopped to exit their vehicle, or when passengers egress from cars, taxis and rideshares into the path of a cyclist in an adjacent travel lane. The width of the door zone in which this can happen varies...

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A map of the roads # people use for their holidays. Every blue dot is one person using a traffic app.

I am both amazed at the beauty of the data when visualised on a map and alarmed that all of these people are being tracked.
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