Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 5m 25d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 05/07/04 08:18 AM Share Posted 05/07/04 08:18 AM To set your driver side mirror you need to take note of an object that is just visible in your interior rear view mirror on it's extreme right hand side ie your side. Then adjust your exterior mirror so that the object is just visible on the extreme left hand side --- see, blind spot GONE!And then when I'm riding past you as you are about to exit your car, you can't see me up close to your rear qtr panel and open the door in front of me! This is very ugly, you don't want to be the cause of this sort of accident, trust me!And with the mirror adjusted like this I can't see when reversing up my driveway either! Both your points are wasted - anyone riding up close to a parked car deserves to have a door opened on him if he's that close. If I was the one riding that close to parked cars I'd be very carefully watching for anyone about to exit from said cars. ALSO the person exiting the car WILL be able to see him if he looks in his mirrors as he should - just like when changing lanes whilst driving.As for backing up your drive what is wrong with turning around and looking through your rear window according to proper driving practice? Can't remember what you were taught when you went for your licence eh? The only people who use mirrors for reversing are those with vehicles having restricted or no vision through a rear window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASNU Member 261 Member For: 22y 2m 10d Location: Brooklyn Posted 05/07/04 08:50 AM Author Share Posted 05/07/04 08:50 AM ! Both your points are wasted - anyone riding up close to a parked car deserves to have a door opened on him if he's that close. proper driving practice? Can't remember what you were taught when you went for your licence eh? The only people who use mirrors for reversing are those with vehicles having restricted or no vision through a rear window. Mmmmmmm.You were going so well Turbo6man,What happened?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 5m 25d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 06/07/04 10:43 PM Share Posted 06/07/04 10:43 PM Couldn't let the reputation slip .... :middlefingerred: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100% Premium Donating Member Donating Members 641 Member For: 21y 5m 15d Gender: Male Location: If it says ONLINE below, in front of the computer, if not, tearin' up some bitumen! Posted 07/07/04 10:15 AM Share Posted 07/07/04 10:15 AM Both your points are wasted - anyone riding up close to a parked car deserves to have a door opened on him if he's that close. If I was the one riding that close to parked cars I'd be very carefully watching for anyone about to exit from said cars. ALSO the person exiting the car WILL be able to see him if he looks in his mirrors as he should - just like when changing lanes whilst driving.As for backing up your drive what is wrong with turning around and looking through your rear window according to proper driving practice? Can't remember what you were taught when you went for your licence eh? The only people who use mirrors for reversing are those with vehicles having restricted or no vision through a rear window. And you'd be one of the people who abuse bike riders for riding in the middle of the road I bet! Yet we deserve to be hit for riding where we are supposed to..................ANYWHERE ON THE ROAD!!!If you can reverse everywhere without using your mirrors and not scraping the precious alloys, your either a much better driver than me, unlikely, or full of yourself for thinking as much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 11m 10d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 07/07/04 10:34 AM Share Posted 07/07/04 10:34 AM And you'd be one of the people who abuse bike riders for riding in the middle of the road I bet! Yet we deserve to be hit for riding where we are supposed to..................ANYWHERE ON THE ROAD!!!*** Hand raised proudly *** I would be one of those “inconsiderate” motorists that abuse cyclists for riding in the middle of a lane after you have overtaken them 4 times and they still feel the need to jump the que at red lights and get back in front of you again.Roads are for motor driven vehicles – that’s why we pay money to have a little sticker on the windscreen.Trent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumpen Poison Fish. Poison Fish. TASTY FISH!!! Donating Members 5,181 Member For: 22y 20d Gender: Male Location: The Bogan Shire Posted 07/07/04 10:52 AM Share Posted 07/07/04 10:52 AM I have a friend like that. He rides through red lights, cuts across pedestrian crossings, rides through roundabouts and gets upset when people yell at him???He wasn't to happy that I said I'd hit him if he rode in front of me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHIPS Great rack Donating Members 1,351 Member For: 22y 10d Gender: Male Location: Geelong Vic. Posted 07/07/04 11:15 AM Share Posted 07/07/04 11:15 AM And you'd be one of the people who abuse bike riders for riding in the middle of the road I bet! Yet we deserve to be hit for riding where we are supposed to..................ANYWHERE ON THE ROAD!!!*** Hand raised proudly *** I would be one of those “inconsiderate” motorists that abuse cyclists for riding in the middle of a lane after you have overtaken them 4 times and they still feel the need to jump the que at red lights and get back in front of you again.Roads are for motor driven vehicles – that’s why we pay money to have a little sticker on the windscreen.Trent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 5m 25d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 07/07/04 11:28 PM Share Posted 07/07/04 11:28 PM If you can reverse everywhere without using your mirrors and not scraping the precious alloys, your either a much better driver than me, Thankyou, thankyou. Well, I guess then that I must be, as I've been doing it since before cars even had external mirrors.If you have your mirrors adjusted so as to be able to watch your precious rear mags and not the traffic around you then I sincerely hope not to ever cross your path on a public road ...Oh, and what is my either - OR did you mean to type you're. It seems your grasp of the language is no better than your grasp of driving technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypher Member 68 Member For: 21y 5m 15d Posted 09/07/04 11:57 AM Share Posted 09/07/04 11:57 AM If you have driven in Germany you would have noticed that the drivers mirror concaves at the end allowing you to see the blind spot. What this means is that you can see the car in the drivers side door mirror until you can actually see it at the A pillar. So no blind spot!!Brilliant thing as I did not have to turn my head once when driving in Germany.Now if we could only get these mirrors in Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOOT Member 1,201 Member For: 21y 9m 16d Location: Birkdale Posted 09/07/04 12:40 PM Share Posted 09/07/04 12:40 PM I don't have to turn my head, no one is going to fit between the car and where the mirror stops. If you turn it out far enough you can see everything! What the mirror can't see means its reight besides you or so far back you can move over! Simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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