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Re: Where is the blind spot & how do you check it when crossing a bike lane?

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Subject: Re: Where is the blind spot & how do you check it when crossing a
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by: Chris K-Man (Zickcer - Mon, 7 Aug 2023 11:33 UTC

On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 3:39:27 PM UTC-4, 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?
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In case readers aren't familiar with it, this - 'BGE'(blindzone-glare-elim.) - is
how Wally, and I myself, set up our sideview mirrors:

https://www.safe2drive.com/media/en/illustrations/traditionalMirrorBGEmirror.png

However, most state DMV driving testers go by the books, which require
at least a quick turn of the head before lane changes or turns, regardless
of how you set your side mirrors.

Subject	Author
Where is the blind spot & how do you check it when crossing a	Chris K-Man (Zickcermacity)