Claimed Headline is wrong, and not what the BBC article says. Actual headline is
"Highway Code: 'Dutch reach' rule change to Highway Code welcomed"
This is guidance on how to avoid knocking people off their bikes, which remains just as illegal as it used to be. Doesn't matter what method you use to achieve that goal, as long as you achieve it.
Is it legal in the US to stretch out your arm in the path of a jogger and knock them flying? How about if you do it with a car door?
{current headline on HN is “Dutch reach” car door opening method becomes law in the UK (bbc.com)". I suspect the BBC headline was originally that nonsense but was quickly picked up by a second pair of eyes}
One of the side effects of more restrictive gun laws is that in countries with such laws, terrorists reach for slower moving, but much larger caliber and just as deadly, projectile weaponry to commit their mayhem (i.e., motor vehicles).
We had terrorists blowing up the UK from the 70s onwards (and before really) with bombs. Very few events where someone uses a car to kill someone for political purposes though.
Someone found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving usually get far lighter sentences than those found guilty of causing death by manslaughter, and the majority of car drivers that cause death don't even get charged
"Highway Code: 'Dutch reach' rule change to Highway Code welcomed"
This is guidance on how to avoid knocking people off their bikes, which remains just as illegal as it used to be. Doesn't matter what method you use to achieve that goal, as long as you achieve it.
Is it legal in the US to stretch out your arm in the path of a jogger and knock them flying? How about if you do it with a car door?
{current headline on HN is “Dutch reach” car door opening method becomes law in the UK (bbc.com)". I suspect the BBC headline was originally that nonsense but was quickly picked up by a second pair of eyes}