| MikeM7 |
03-31-2015 12:29 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by extrashaky
(Post 2192055)
The diagram is to show what you can see and what you can't, not to assume that there's always a car conveniently located in the next lane to keep you from moving over. If you take the diagram in the context of this thread, it might make more sense.
There are three situations in which this comes into play for me:
When I'm in the right lane on a three-lane freeway and want to take the center lane. Sometimes there will be someone pacing me in the far left lane in the blind spot. If that person tries to take the center lane at the same time I do, a collision could result.
When I'm on an entrance ramp, attempting to merge into traffic. Because the ramp doesn't begin right next to the travel lane, someone in the travel lane could be in the blind spot and suddenly appear in my properly-adjusted mirrors when I'm right alongside him. At that point my options are more limited than if I had seen him before reaching that point in the acceleration lane.
When I'm in the far left travel lane and someone is approaching in an entrance ramp from the left. We have those here, and people tend to just blow right out into traffic without looking. It's bad enough to have them suddenly appear out of the blind spot into my properly-adjusted mirrors, but it's worse when they just blast into my lane with no regard for life or property.
All of these situations require looking over the shoulder rather than relying on properly-adjusted mirrors that still leave a huge fucking cone of blindness out the driver's side of the vehicle. Does that explanation work for you?
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I guess, I'm just kind of surprised anyone needs a diagram to let them know they shouldn't rely on their side mirror to view traffic that's diagonally backwards and two lanes to the side. Seems like kind of a given.
You can see the lane right next to you just fine, and that's all the side mirror is for.
I also think it's a little funny that the blind and visible cones overlap each other to create a paradoxical blind/visible triangle :)
Edit: After re-reading and paying close attention to context, the post you responded to said "This car's side mirrors, if adjusted properly, should not require you to turn to see blind spots to the point where the seatbelt lockup comes into play."
Looking at your diagram, I'd agree, you shouldn't need to turn your shoulders to view that blind spot, just your head.
I did pick up on the whole merging onto highway at a distance from travel lane part, which would potentially put the cars he's merging with in that blind spot, so I get your point there. |
