mdmead wrote:I don't care how well your mirrors are adjusted... you are a fool if you don't turn your head too.
+1
Several hundred years ago, when I learned to drive, I learned the arcronym
SMOG - Signal Mirrors Over-the-shoulder Go
Even if I didn't think that turning my head was a good practice,
I can see my blind quarters by moving my head an inch forward,
with the mirrors in the "old school" position.
The $2 convex stick on mirrors allow me to see to just about
90 degrees to the right or left.
It appears that anyone who has ever driven a large truck has a different kind of
appreciation/understanding for outside rear view mirrors and where they
should be set.
In my girlfriend's Grand Am, looking over your shoulder is useless.
You can't see a thing for the roof pillars in the way. Seems that car
at least (lots of newer cars?) encourage laziness by designing a
car that you can't see out of, except for the mirrors. I guess that
makes it a lot easier for the "driver" to fiddle with their iPod, send
text messages, put on makeup etc.
Me? I'm looking with my own two ojos!
Lumpy
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