Yep, what Mike said is true and using this method myself. Our 16 year
old niece lives with us and kept hitting people when changing lanes with
her Jeep Grand Cherokee. We would quiz her and ride with her to see
what she was doing wrong (other then just being an immature teen) and
found she was not looking over her shoulder. Her Jeep has inherent
blind spots. After she started looking and not just glance in her
mirrors the accidents stopped. Another thing she was doing was putting
her seat back to low. Kids think this is cool, but very unsafe. Kids
are being killed because they slide under the seat belt in an accident
and get ejected from the car.
Laws in the South are lax like yours in LA (not Lower Alabama - guys
over next to the other pond). In Idaho we had bumper heights (people
were lifting their trucks and rolling then in the hills due to high CG)
and tires must be completely covered by the fender due to many gravel
roads. I even got pulled over in Idaho for excessive RPM.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mike Harper
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 6:53 AM
To: Ronnie Day; Roadster List
Subject: Re: I hate trucks!!!!
Mirror adjustment is just as important as good mirrors. Most people
adjust the side mirror so they see a piece of the rear quarter when
glancing over from a driving position. This will leave a blind spot
just behind your door. It feels wierd at first, but the blind spot can
all but be removed by adjusting the side mirrors so that the last of the
rear quarter can be seen when you lean and bend your head all the way to
the left (or right for the passenger side). That way the car behind can
be tracked the entire circle.
When he leaves the rear view mirror he appears in the side view, when he
leaves the side view, he is in your field of vision. It really works.
Most of y'all know this already, but surprising how many folks do not.
This is not the way I was taught in drivers ed!
--- Ronnie Day <ronday@tlabgalaxy.net> wrote:
> > Pete
> >
> > I drive a car like a motorcycle, i.e. 110-percent
> defensive. I figure a) all
> > the other drivers are out to kill me, and b) I'm
> invisible. Outside of one
> > incident that nothing would have prevented (well,
> other than me or the idiot
> > driver not being at the same place at the same
> time), that's worked for me
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