XPost: alt.home.repair, alt.law-enforcement   
   From: NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com   
      
   In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 1 Aug 2023 15:40:12 -0400, Wally J   
    wrote:   
      
   >A teen failed her driving test and the instructor wrote that she failed to   
   >check her blind spot when making a right turn at an intersection with a   
   >green light when the car crossed the bike lane to the right.   
   >   
   >On my car, there is no blind spot.   
   >I set the mirrors so that I can see any vehicle next to me.   
   >From behind the car, to behind the c pillar and up to the b pillar.   
   >   
   >The car only leaves the mirrors when it crosses the b pillar.   
   >And then I look (when turning right) into the passenger window.   
   >   
   >Where is this blind spot the instructor is talking about?   
   >And how do you properly cross a bike land when making a right turn?   
      
   I would use my right side mirror.   
      
   When cars had no right side mirror,  they had a blind spot on that side,   
   but I don't know how to check it.  It was behind the rear roof support!   
   That's why they call it blind!   Maybe if you watch for a while, the   
   part that's blind changes.   
      
   Maybe she just didn't do anything.  Maybe she didn't look in the   
   rightside mirror and that's what he called not checking the blind spot.   
      
   You really should make a big effort not to hit a bicyclist when turning   
   right. I've seen severral stories of them being hit by cars that are   
   turning right.   
      
      
   BTW, I drive a convertible and for decades I used a convex rear view   
   mirror (in the center) and it shows both rear side windows and   
   everything in between.  Unfortunately, the current car has a compass in   
   the rear view mirror, and the convex mirror would cover it, so until the   
   next car, I'm doing without it.   
      
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