rrustema020 , Englisch
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@notjustbikes on my way to a DHL servicepoint in the harbour I was just thinking of your praise for bikelanes in industrial zones, instead of only downtown, when I saw this sign. A dedicated spot where truckers can adjust their mirrors so they won’t miss bicyclists!

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@rrustema020 wow! that's really interesting.

Is there a mock bicycle that the truck parks next to, in order to adjust the mirrors?

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@notjustbikes the parking itself was elsewhere, couldn’t go all the way. But I think it works with lines of sight that should become visible by adjusting mirrors.

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@notjustbikes there is even a (Dutch) Wikipedia entry https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiegelafstelplaats . It is invented in 1994 by someone from an insurance company. I love it when people take their work seriously and do something extra. There is an old list with the 17 in this country in 2020. The one I saw is not on this list. Can't find it from https://maps.app.goo.gl/9mSn1xGsHBi28P4z9 And there is a manual to build one https://www.tvm.nl/preventie/spiegelafstelplaatsen-aanleggen

Two old newspaper articles, both NRC https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2011/09/27/wat-gebeurt-er-op-de-spiegelafstelplaats-12037130-a462834 and https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2009/06/16/spiegelafstelplaats-is-middel-in-strijd-tegen-dode-11741868-a162770

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@rrustema020 oh wow, thanks for the info! This is great!

I'll mark these locations and make a YouTube Shorts video about these if I'm in the area of one.

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