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Re:Effects of large vehicles on pedestrian and pedal-cyclist... by saiya-jin on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @05:47AM (#32577115)
A good rule of thumb is, if you are in dense complex traffic, to move your head around a bit when looking out and in the mirrors. Better coverage of dead angle in side mirrors, adding a bit more 3D into perspective.

Its sort of defensive driving - expect troubles, idiotic clueless drivers, people having heart attack or just turning head to yelling kid on backseat / nice lady walking nearby. Can't save it all but definitely helps.

Driving in country where people, when averaged, drive like crap is a good learning experience (albeit stressful). For me, whenever I enter France from Switzerland (on average 1x per week), its night and day and training (with cursing) resumes.

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Re:Effects of large vehicles on pedestrian and pedal-cyclist... by Prcmaker on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @06:40AM (#32577527)
The density or complexity of traffic really has nothing to do with whether a car has been designed in such a way that it significantly impedes vision where it is most critical. In this case, a quiet roundabout with one other car almost directly in front.
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