100%

I'm not so tall, but I certainly agree with just leaning forward and taking a look. Of course, that is in addition to proper mirror adjustment (all the way out in my case) and possibly a convex or blind spot mirror.

Why take chances?

 

okay, I did some additional research. It appears that this thing is legit. I emailed the company, through their website, and they were quick to respond. I watched the video (on the site) and went through most pages. The thing has a lot of merit.

I know I can just turn my head but then my eyes are some where other than on the front of the road. Not taking my eyes off the road is a bonus in the Detroit area because there is always construction (and you never no what the idiot in front of you is going to do!) and I can use the mirror that I am already use to.

For the record my husband already accuses me of having "wide mirrors", his defination of having my mirror to far out. I think I am going to order this. It will make me feel better about the blind spot, it has that cool tilt down feature and I can move it from my car to my husband car (or into my next lease car). . . .

I'll keep you all posted. . .

 

Stomach crunch w/o turning head = + effective + free + helps reduce alarming rate of growth of beer belly - but not always possible if you keep choking on the seatbelt.
Anything that distorts view (stick-on convex's) = If NHTSA wanted us to have european mirrors, they wouldn't have ban them as original equipment.
setting mirrors wide = scientifically-proven dangerous (but before you kill me read proviso) to average and inexperienced drivers. Click & Clack (carTalk) started it and they need to stop it.
lanefx = + way high coolness factor - price tag a bit steep.

Volvo has a system. http://www.autoblog.com/2004/08/04/volvo-i...tual-happiness/ I tried out their demo at the Detroit auto show. I don't if I would trust it though.

 

Link?

 

So, they would have each driver set all the mirrors such that they all see the SAME THING? That is redundant and just plain ignorant. Why have multiple mirrors if they all look at the same thing? One would do.

 

Uh no, I'm 6'1 -6'2 and i sit full upright with my mirros adjusted correctly i have no blind spot.

People just don't know how to use the side mirrors.

 

You have no blind spot? No offense intended but if you honestly believe that, you're deluding yourself.

I've watch people leaning forward in their car while staring intently into the side mirror, trying to spot traffic on the freeway they're trying to merge into. The look on their face was priceless when they finally caught me in their periferal vision. They didn't see me in the mirror, they saw me because their face was turned generally toward me and it was alarming how close they got before they figured it out. The people who just sit back normally and look at the mirror miss a LOT.

Mirrors are wonderful and are important but under the right circumstances, there's a LOT they don't show you. Use them, but also take a direct look. Only that way can you be certain that you've cleared the area you want to merge into.

That's a fine argument but it's one that, IMO, doesn't hold water. If you're so close to the car in front of you that you can't spare a quick glance to the side, that's all it takes, then you're probably too close to begin with.

FWIW!
Drive Safe,
Steve R.

 

00CivicSi : My bad. I underlined that phrase for emphasis instead of a link.

 

Intrepid175: Nice try, but not quite.

Follow my math here for a sec: research at Virginia Tech (some dudette's PhD dissertation; if any of you die-hard technical folks are looking for an alternative form of punishment, you can [ find the study at this link]) indicate that the average completed blind spot check by head turning is about 1,800 milliseconds. This time translated into distance that your car travels (at highway speeds of say 70mph) is .035 miles or 184.8 feet. That's the distance your car travels without you at the wheel.

Now before everyone starts screaming, I know you and I probably take a lot less time to do a side blind spot check, but the figures above apply to the folks that we share the roads with and it's a pretty scary thought.

 

I told you I would keep you posted. . . . As it was put holy "Hindu Cow" the website engadget has a great review of the lanefx product!

http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/02/driveaw...r-lazy-drivers/

I just ordered mine! Can't wait to get it installed.