OT. Blind Spot Detectors

Had it on my last two cars. Very handy. Wish the guy next to me last night had them as he was cutting into my lane.

I also have a Heads Up Display and it shows an image there, as well as the mirrors. If someone is in the zone and you hit the turn signal you get a beep.

Nice safety feature as even the best driver can screw up when another car gets in the zone.

I just use a little convex mirror in the corner of the side mirrors.

I like the ones that are shiny everywhere, but they are hard to find. Most have a small black plastic border.

As time goes on, my neck doesn't seem to turn so far around anymore, although the problem first started the day I got a car with bucket seats. Probably made worse because I'm too fat to sleep on my stomach. When I did that, I had to turn my head 90^ at least in one direction. (I'm hoping to lose enough weight to sleep on my belly again -- I miss that -- and it will be interesting to see how long it takes for my neck to get back to normal.)

So sometimes, if I think there might be a car there, I look in the left side mirror and lean forward or sideways to see a different view. (That doesn't really work with the right side.)

I used to attach a wide convex mirror over the rearview mirror, but this car's has a compass in it which I hate to cover. Wide convex mirrors totally eliminate the blind spot but only when the top is down.

Great feature- only a half-click behind rear cross traffic warning.

On Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:51:05 -0400, Ed Pawlowski posted for all of us to digest...

I echo Ed's experience. Sometimes the mirrors don't cut it. I think they are designed for purposes other than being a mirror. Cheap, style, etc.

On Fri, 17 Sep 2021 23:48:39 -0400, micky posted for all of us to digest...

Your weight may have nothing to with it. As one gets older the neck does not swivel like when you are younger. You may also have arthritis. Don't be hard on yourself. If you can find it take a AAA senior driver course.

On Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:00:38 -0700 (PDT), Dean Hoffman posted for all of us to digest...

Good thing. Most drivers do not have their outside mirrors adjusted properly. You want the outside mirrors to slightly overlap what you see in the inside mirror to get the blind spot. I believe U Tube may have a video on how to do it. I can't really describe it here...