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5thGenCamaroChick · 06-08-2012, 03:28 PM

unfortunately the government doesn't think so. It's a new kind of driver's side mirror. Pretty cool, check it out.

http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoram...224850376.html

Scalded Dog · 06-08-2012, 03:34 PM

That is VERY cool... and I would think that the first vehicles that need to have this legalized and standardized for are:

1) Oversived vehicles (big rigs, buses, RVs...)
2) Chevy Camaros

I wonder if a person could buy one, aftermarket style, and avoid DOT regs requiring flat mirrors. Hell, it would probably be damn difficult to get busted for it, anyhow, and if it IMPROVES safety, I'd do it in a heartbeat, whether my all- knowing government approves or not!

skipinminn · 06-08-2012, 03:37 PM

CAN you buy them anyplace yet??

rx-hawk · 06-08-2012, 03:39 PM

I've always just pointed my side mirrors directly at the so-called blind spots. Never understood why most people don't. I don't need to see cars that are far enough back to be seen in the rear view mirror in the side mirrors as well.

1BADLS3 · 06-08-2012, 03:45 PM

If you've ever driven a big truck, mirrors generally aren't an issue especially since a lot of them have wide and narrow angle mirrors in the same stack.

Cars--I've never understood why looking over one's shoulder and also properly adjusting mirrors is so hard.

I guess the fix is, if so few people can figure it out, let's sell them a product that fixes it for them in exchange for money

All Star · 06-08-2012, 07:00 PM

Blind spots? Just adjust your mirrors.

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...id-blind-spots

Sir Nuke · 06-08-2012, 07:20 PM

PRETTY COOL!

Mr_Draco · 06-08-2012, 07:25 PM

Pointless invention imo.

Adjust your mirrors properly and you won't have any blind spots.

SSBlack · 06-08-2012, 08:02 PM

Pointless law. Probably dates back to the Model T.

Thanks OP for posting an informative link.

mmartian · 06-08-2012, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by All Star

Blind spots? Just adjust your mirrors.

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...id-blind-spots

Thanks to everyone around here I dont have blind spots anymore! All the years I have been driving I thought I needed to look over my shoulder.

Cam2011 · 06-08-2012, 08:56 PM

Cool idea, but looking at the prototypes in the photos makes me think that if these would be on todays cars we would see cars strewn all over the highway. The mirrors definitely offer a much larger field of vision, but the objects in that mirror are not only closer than they appear, they are much closer than they appear.

Funny story, last year I rented a Cadillac Escalade at LAX, as I was driving down some main road I noticed that every once in a while this illumination would appear in the mirrors, so naturally thinking that I pressed something in error (the Escalade has more switches than a 747) I pressed what I thought looked like something to do with the mirrors, it sure did, both mirrors folded in, I was rolling down the highway with no mirrors I nearly panicked, but figured I'd press the same button again and the mirrors folded back out. This was my first introduction to bling spot sensors.

ManOfTheMinute · 06-09-2012, 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rx-hawk

I've always just pointed my side mirrors directly at the so-called blind spots. Never understood why most people don't. I don't need to see cars that are far enough back to be seen in the rear view mirror in the side mirrors as well.

Blind spots do not exist.

dolt45 · 06-09-2012, 05:12 AM

Blind spots DO exist. They are everywhere that I am not currently looking.

I would use those mirrors.

That is a pretty cool mirror. If nothing else I think they'd be a good replacement for the currently available spot mirrors so that the 'fisheye' would be a thing of the past.

If nothing else you can always use the oldest blind spot remedy in the world: Take your wife with you.

StangKiller-SS · 06-09-2012, 08:30 AM

The key is to have the mirror's adjusted properly to give you the best field of vision to what's important on the road. I've used the same adjustment on all of my car's current and previous and it works just fine. To each their own but you can't fix idiocy with a new type of mirror.

06-08-2012, 03:28 PM	#1
5thGenCamaroChick Hey y'all :) Drives: Rosalee Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southeast TN Posts: 437	This would work nicely on our Camaros... unfortunately the government doesn't think so. It's a new kind of driver's side mirror. Pretty cool, check it out. http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoram...224850376.html __________________ "Are you picking up what I'm laying down? Can you dig what I'm growing?"

06-08-2012, 03:39 PM	#4
rx-hawk Drives: 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 29	I've always just pointed my side mirrors directly at the so-called blind spots. Never understood why most people don't. I don't need to see cars that are far enough back to be seen in the rear view mirror in the side mirrors as well. __________________ 2011 Black 2SS/RS - Kooks headers, GM Performance Exhaust

06-08-2012, 07:00 PM	#6
All Star I'm an Engineer Drives: 2019 Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Camden County, NJ Posts: 682	Blind spots? Just adjust your mirrors. http://www.caranddriver.com/features...id-blind-spots __________________

06-08-2012, 07:20 PM	#7
Sir Nuke Master of All Things Drives: '20 Corvette Stingray Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southeast of Houston, Texas Posts: 22,332 View My Garage	PRETTY COOL! __________________

06-09-2012, 05:12 AM	#13
dolt45 Glorious Ignoramus Drives: SS 45th Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 653	Blind spots DO exist. They are everywhere that I am not currently looking. I would use those mirrors. That is a pretty cool mirror. If nothing else I think they'd be a good replacement for the currently available spot mirrors so that the 'fisheye' would be a thing of the past. If nothing else you can always use the oldest blind spot remedy in the world: Take your wife with you. __________________ * Sent via Scooby-Doo decoder ring Disclaimer: I really have no idea WTF I'm talking about.

06-08-2012, 03:34 PM	#2
Scalded Dog Drives: 2011 1LT Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Crestline, CA Posts: 3,029	That is VERY cool... and I would think that the first vehicles that need to have this legalized and standardized for are: 1) Oversived vehicles (big rigs, buses, RVs...) 2) Chevy Camaros I wonder if a person could buy one, aftermarket style, and avoid DOT regs requiring flat mirrors. Hell, it would probably be damn difficult to get busted for it, anyhow, and if it IMPROVES safety, I'd do it in a heartbeat, whether my all- knowing government approves or not!

06-08-2012, 03:37 PM	#3
skipinminn Chiquita Drives: 2013 1LE/1SS YELLO1LE 1 of Only 28 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Mpls. Mn./Hudson,Wi. Posts: 4,740 View My Garage	CAN you buy them anyplace yet??

06-08-2012, 03:45 PM	#5
1BADLS3 Drives: Sold: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: United States Posts: 1,896	If you've ever driven a big truck, mirrors generally aren't an issue especially since a lot of them have wide and narrow angle mirrors in the same stack. Cars--I've never understood why looking over one's shoulder and also properly adjusting mirrors is so hard. I guess the fix is, if so few people can figure it out, let's sell them a product that fixes it for them in exchange for money

06-08-2012, 07:25 PM	#8
Mr_Draco Drives: 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 7,182	Pointless invention imo. Adjust your mirrors properly and you won't have any blind spots.

06-08-2012, 08:02 PM	#9
SSBlack Account Suspended Drives: 2010 2SS/RS JFB Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: DFW Posts: 807	Pointless law. Probably dates back to the Model T. Thanks OP for posting an informative link.

06-08-2012, 08:56 PM	#11
Cam2011 Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: CT Posts: 2,061	Cool idea, but looking at the prototypes in the photos makes me think that if these would be on todays cars we would see cars strewn all over the highway. The mirrors definitely offer a much larger field of vision, but the objects in that mirror are not only closer than they appear, they are much closer than they appear. Funny story, last year I rented a Cadillac Escalade at LAX, as I was driving down some main road I noticed that every once in a while this illumination would appear in the mirrors, so naturally thinking that I pressed something in error (the Escalade has more switches than a 747) I pressed what I thought looked like something to do with the mirrors, it sure did, both mirrors folded in, I was rolling down the highway with no mirrors I nearly panicked, but figured I'd press the same button again and the mirrors folded back out. This was my first introduction to bling spot sensors.

06-09-2012, 08:30 AM	#14
StangKiller-SS Drives: GM products Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Posts: 1,621	The key is to have the mirror's adjusted properly to give you the best field of vision to what's important on the road. I've used the same adjustment on all of my car's current and previous and it works just fine. To each their own but you can't fix idiocy with a new type of mirror.