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Re: UNFAIR SPEED LIMITS
In article <3ncfl9$dmp@news4.primenet.com>,
Steph Greenberg <steph@primenet.com> wrote:
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>And I notice that American drivers use their rear view mirrors but never
>seem to look over their shoulder when changing lanes. NEVER. A day never
>passes when I don't get into an accident because I anticipate someone
>changing lanes in advance of their (sometimes non-existent) signaling,
>without checking to see my car there.
While I don't doubt that what you say is true, there is really no need
to look over one's shoulder when changing lanes, PROVIDED that the
person's mirrors are properly adjusted, as I will explain...
Most idiots set their side mirrors so that they can see behind them
(New York State even recommends that in their Driver's Manual), which
is incorrect. The rear-view mirror takes care of that. The side
mirrors should be adjusted to see into the blind spot. This can be
done in such a way that a car passing on one's left will move from the
rear-view mirror, to the side-view mirror, to one's peripheral vision
without resorting to looking over one's shoulder (which can be, in and
of itself, a dangerous thing to do).
>Picture that situation 20 mph
>faster. And then some, because we would all go at least 10 mph faster
>than that.
Don't get us started on that one again....
-JPC
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