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Re:A Fighter Pilot’s Guide to Surviving on the Roads by noratonsto on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @11:35AM (#17909735)
A warning, do NOT use this mirror arrangement if you drive in a crowded city and share the road with scooters, motorcycles, bikes, and pedestrians.

BGE is great if you drive on big roads and mainly share it with other cars.

However if you drive in a city with tons of scooters, you know the ones that will swarm your car, then they will all be in your blind spot if you use this mirror arrangement.

Re:A Fighter Pilot’s Guide to Surviving on the Roads by gomox on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @11:37AM (#17909760)
My Ford car has smaller convex mirrors in the corners of the normal side mirrors and they are a godsend in busy city driving. I really miss them when driving other cars.
Re:A Fighter Pilot’s Guide to Surviving on the Roads by Forbo on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @12:18PM (#17910138)
I'm surprised to see this is the first mention of convex mirrors. I get some of the stick-on variety for any car I'm driving, as it dramatically increases the viewing angle for my side mirrors. I get them for my friends to put on their mirrors, too. If a $6 item can help avoid any kind of collision, that's an insane ROI.
Re:A Fighter Pilot’s Guide to Surviving on the Roads by Spooky23 on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @02:05PM (#17911352)
I agree with you on the stick-on mirrors.

My current car has convex mirrors built in, and I find them very distracting. The little $6 stick on is a superior product.

Re:A Fighter Pilot’s Guide to Surviving on the Roads by jsight on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @02:11PM (#17911398)
I completely agree. Although, alternatively, you can keep BGE and just move your head a lot more when in the crowded city environment, if that isn't your primary driving environment. It isn't nearly as big of a problem to look sideways in the low urban speed environments, IMO.