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This is an addition to the passenger side mirror for locales that do left-side driving with left-side drive cars. That puts you next to the left shoulder on the left side of the road with virtually no way to see if you can pass, even when its legal to do so.
The Ultimate Safety Mirror to Prevent
Head-On Collisions adds a passenger-side mirror with a larger front-facing mirror that gives the left-side driver a clear view of the oncoming traffic in the opposing, right lane.
In addition theres a lighting system that warns the oncoming traffic that you are pulling into their lane before you can see that lane directly.
The converse is true as well: right-side drive cars on right-side drive roads can mount one on their passenger-side mirror to get a bit earlier notice that they will be flattened by the cement truck if they pull out. Optionally, you can get one that comes with a scissor mount that extends the mirror another 18 to improve the view.
Should be about $50. Of course, this is much too simple and will be replaced almost immediately by 16-megapixel cameras studded all over the body of the vehicle and a computer that automatically edits your trips and records serious offenders for posterity. Should be about $1100.
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[a1] Note the retractible scissor extension mount for narrower cars or wider trucks. |
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The original said scissor mount, assuming that the only reason to have one is to make it adjustable. My response to your comment added retractible to remove any doubt of the purpose of the scissor mount. Sneaky-like, huh? Were back to Salvador Dali in NYC, are we? |
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[a1] Right. Walking his cheetah to the gallery. I saw him in my rear-view mirror. And again last Tuesday. But no cheetah. Weird. |
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Have you seen Bugs' wife? |
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