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Monday, January 27, 2003
Ways of eliminating blind spots in cars
I had a rather frightening near miss recently when I had a misaligned side-view mirror, combined with a didn't-check-my-blind-spot-moment.
So I went looking for ways of solving the problem.
When I was a teenager I had an old BMW 2002 that had a Wink Mirror in it when I bought it. This was great, particularly for a teenage driver. but they are big and ugly, and require that you remove the stock rearview mirror and the visors.
So I ordered this Allview thing, which seems the safest solution, if a little inelegant. It puts the mirror right in front of your head, so you don't even need to look at your side view mirrors and it is curved to show you a panoramic rearward view. Supposedly NASCAR teams put them in their cars.
The Allview requires that you glue the mirror mount to the glass. I've tried three times with the epoxy they provided, and the mirror has dropped off in my lap all three times, seconds after attaching it to the mount.
And finally, on Car Talk on NPR, I heard about this method of eliminating your blind spot, which requires no extra equipment. The most non-invasive, maybe the best solution. To eliminate your blind spot, you point your sideview mirrors to reflect the lanes to the left and right of your car, which means you can't see the back of the car in your side view mirrors any more. This may cause problems if you use your side view mirrors to back out of a small garage, like I do.
- posted by Charles @ 12:01 AM
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