XPost: alt.home.repair, alt.law-enforcement   
   From: michael.trew@att.net   
      
   On 8/1/2023 4:49 PM, Ed P wrote:   
   > On 8/1/2023 4:07 PM, 😎 Mighty Wannabe ✅ wrote:   
   >> On 8/1/2023 3:40 PM, Wally J wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> Where is this blind spot the instructor is talking about?   
   >>> And how do you properly cross a bike land when making a right turn?   
   >>   
   >> Basically "not checking the blind spot" means she relied totally on   
   >> the mirror and she didn't turn her head to look out the side windows   
   >> (front & rear).   
   >>   
   >> When you are doing a driving test you are supposed to do everything by   
   >> the book.   
      
   Many cars don't have back-up cameras, and even though they are mandated   
   on new cars, I'm sure that looking back will be part of the test for   
   many years to come, due to the number of cars made without cameras (they   
   were mandated in 2016 I think).   
      
   >  From what I've been told, same think backing up. Cars have cameras now,   
   > often excellent, but the testing person still wants to see you turn   
   > around to look.   
   >   
   > In reality, I trust my camera more than my turned head.   
      
   Not me... even if I had some sort of back-up camera, I'd prefer to see   
   behind me instead.  I've driven my grandfather's 2014 RAV-4 with a   
   back-up camera, and I don't particularly trust it.   
      
   Then again, my older cars have much smaller blind spots, smaller   
   b-pillars, and larger windows.  Modern cars, particularly SUV's, are   
   particularly difficult to see out of when you turn around.   
      
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