[DeTomaso] 360 degree vision
michael at michaelshortt.com
michael at michaelshortt.com
Thu Aug 21 18:19:31 EDT 2014
it's called a wink mirror.
Michael
On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 5:19 PM, <shawkins777 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Been using this method for years.
> Steve
> __________________________________________________________________
>
> From: "Mikael" <mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk>
> To: "forum, Pantera" <detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 3:38:02 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] 360 degree vision
> Let's talk mirrors, it might improve your safety.
> Sitting in the driver's seat, you should aim to get a full 360 degrees
> view
> of what's going on around the car. The front 180 degrees are usually
> covered
> by your eyes, maybe moving the head a little. The rear 90 degrees or
> less
> are covered by the windshield mounted mirror. And the side mirrors
> usually
> cover the rear of your car and some of the side, rearward facing. But
> in all
> cars I've taken over after somebody, the side mirrors have been angled
> so
> they overlap the windshield mirror. Or to put it another way, a car
> behind
> you can be seen by you in all three mirrors. That means that you have
> approximately 45 degrees of unseen territory on each side, the blind
> angle
> that crafty engineers try to compensate for by optional warning
> systems.
> But there's a simpler solution, one that I have now used for 10 years.
> Turn
> each side mirror out until you can see that blind angle. That means
> that you
> can't see the car behind you in the side mirrors, but why show the same
> thing trice, and have something being invisible? Side mirrors should be
> set
> so that when a car overtakes you on the freeway, first you see it in
> the
> windshield mirror, then in the side mirror, then in the corner of your
> eye.
> Ideally the car must not be invisible at any time during the
> overtaking, no
> blind angle, and it mustn't be fully visible in two places at once. It
> must
> be a natural flow from one mirror to the other to your eyes. Hope I
> explained it well.
> It does take some getting used to. You have to learn to not look for
> cars
> behind you in side mirrors. But soon you'll get used to having 360
> degrees
> of vision. I know I'll never go back.
> Another thought on this is that if everybody used their side mirrors
> like
> this, not having to see what's behind you and the rear fender, in the
> side
> mirror, then the mirror faces could be placed inside the car instead of
> outside. That would reduce world fuel consumption by 2-3% and noise
> levels a
> bit also. Just saying...;^)
> Mvh/Regards
> Mikael
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it's called a wink mirror.
Michael
On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 5:19 PM, <[1]shawkins777 at comcast.net> wrote:
A A Been using this method for years.
A A Steve
A A
A __________________________________________________________________
A A From: "Mikael" <[2]mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk>
A A To: "forum, Pantera" <[3]detomaso at poca.com>
A A Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 3:38:02 PM
A A Subject: [DeTomaso] 360 degree vision
A A Let's talk mirrors, it might improve your safety.
A A Sitting in the driver's seat, you should aim to get a full 360
degrees
A A view
A A of what's going on around the car. The front 180 degrees are
usually
A A covered
A A by your eyes, maybeA moving the head a little. The rear 90
degrees or
A A less
A A are covered by the windshield mounted mirror. And the side mirrors
A A usually
A A cover the rear of your car and some of the side, rearward facing.
But
A A in all
A A cars I've taken over after somebody, the side mirrors have been
angled
A A so
A A they overlap the windshield mirror. Or to put it another way, a
car
A A behind
A A you can be seen by you in all three mirrors. That means that you
have
A A approximately 45 degrees of unseen territory on each side, the
blind
A A angle
A A that crafty engineers try to compensate for by optional warning
A A systems.
A A But there's a simpler solution, one that I have now used for 10
years.
A A Turn
A A each side mirror out until you can see that blind angle. That
means
A A that you
A A can't see the car behind you in the side mirrors, but why show the
same
A A thing trice, and have something being invisible? Side mirrors
should be
A A set
A A so that when a car overtakes you on the freeway, first you see it
in
A A the
A A windshield mirror, then in the side mirror, then in the corner of
your
A A eye.
A A Ideally the car must not be invisible at any time during the
A A overtaking, no
A A blind angle, and it mustn't be fully visible in two places at
once. It
A A must
A A be a natural flow from one mirror to the other to your eyes. Hope
I
A A explained it well.
A A It does take some getting used to. You have to learn to not look
for
A A cars
A A behind you in side mirrors. But soon you'll get used to having 360
A A degrees
A A of vision. I know I'll never go back.
A A Another thought on this is that if everybody used their side
mirrors
A A like
A A this, not having to see what's behind you and the rear fender, in
the
A A side
A A mirror, then the mirror faces could be placed inside the car
instead of
A A outside. That would reduce world fuel consumption by 2-3% and
noise
A A levels a
A A bit also. Just saying...;^)
A A Mvh/Regards
A A Mikael
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