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Re: What percentage of this is bollocks then?

Ret. wrote:
> Chris Street wrote:
>> Ret. wrote:
>>> Chris Street wrote:
>>>> Ret. wrote:
>>>>> Elder wrote:
>>>>>> In article <saqdnY94Ouf-VFDXnZ2dnUVZ8r-dnZ2d@pipex.net>,
"Ret."
>>>>>> <xxx> says...
>>>>>>> Many older people find looking over their shoulder
extremely
>>>>>>> difficult!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> You mean they are physically unable to drive in a safe manner?
>>>>>
>>>>> Nope - if you've got decent mirrors there is no need to look over
>>>>> your shoulder. Is it safe, when driving at 70 mph on a motorway, to
>>>>> be looking over your shoulder behind you?
>>>>>
>>>>> Kev
>>>>
>>>> The ACPO seem to think so as that's what they teach police officers
>>>> on polcie driving courses....
>>>
>>> As a retired Police Officer with a Grade 1 advanced driving
>>> certificate I know full well what they teach on advanced driving
>>> courses. They do not, however, take account of the availability of
>>> blind spot mirrors.
>>
>> Perhaps there may be a good reason for that. Like say you are more
>> likely to spot something looking over the shoulder than in a tiny
>> mirror stuck onto another tiny mirror?
>
> Well, I hear what you say - but I am more than happy that with constant
> and regular mirror checks all the time I am driving, I am well aware of
> what is there and what is not there. If visibility in my blind-spot
> mirror is poor - if it is covered in rain or spray for example, then of
> course I will still give a sideways glance. In the vast majority of
> situations, however, I am more than happy to rely on my combination of
> mirrors which I know from experience cover the blind-spot completely.
>
> Many current cars have the outer edge of the offside door mirror angled
> so as to provide a 'built-in' blind spot mirror. Do you believe that
> these aids should be just ignored?
>
> Kev

Yes. I replaced the glass in my mirrors as I couldnt get on with the
sudden non linear jump as I looked into the extended area.

The only blind spot mirrors I ever found of any use were the ones on a
Transit I once drove and the blind spot mirror was the size of a car
mirror. The "real" mirror was roughly twice the size of it.

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