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Mazda 6....blind spot?
Gotta pick a new car soon (Yay :j @ getting shot of the StupidCmax) & the 6 is on my shortlist.
I test drove an estate version last week & found that there is a blindspot to the drivers right shoulder (yes, i do still turn my head for a second before pulling out......No,i know they don't teach you to drive like that now......yes i am over 40 )
Has anyone else found this? Or is it a *driving style* problem?
Be gentle......I am , as of last week, Saab-less
I test drove an estate version last week & found that there is a blindspot to the drivers right shoulder (yes, i do still turn my head for a second before pulling out......No,i know they don't teach you to drive like that now......yes i am over 40 )
Has anyone else found this? Or is it a *driving style* problem?
Be gentle......I am , as of last week, Saab-less

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I can't comment on the '6, but my MG ZT-T also suffers from this - it's pretty hard to see behind you due to the thick pillars!0
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Typical of nearly all modern cars, some makers fit good useful door mirrors, other fit stylish (they think) but useless make up mirrors in huge plastic covers.
I don't mind thick B and C pillars because i only buy older cars with sensible A pillars and decent door mirrors, some of the modern A pillar designs are positively dangerous.0 -
Since I got older, I seem to have developed restricted mobility: I can't turn my head more than 90 degrees (I don't know if I ever could, maybe I was more flexible?) however, I changed my route home, and had to emerge from an angled junction and found that I couldn't actually see what was coming without leaning forwards in the seat and a lot of twisting, so I can't actually look out of the rear windows any more.
The solution is to use the "wrong" position, and attack the junction as if it were a T getting the car at 90 degrees to the road. A few years ago I would have questioned the driver in front's competence doing that, now I know the reason why.
The thick A pillars are a safety hazzard, the human brain is so good at filling in the field of view, that you don't notice there is a massive gap in your vision, your brain fills it in with empty tarmac, rather than an A pillar.
It isn't until you experience a near miss with something that you didn't see behind that pillar, that you really start to do the double & triple look before you pull out.I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....
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Since I got older, I seem to have developed restricted mobility: I can't turn my head more than 90 degrees (I don't know if I ever could, maybe I was more flexible?) however, I changed my route home, and had to emerge from an angled junction and found that I couldn't actually see what was coming without leaning forwards in the seat and a lot of twisting, so I can't actually look out of the rear windows any more.
The solution is to use the "wrong" position, and attack the junction as if it were a T getting the car at 90 degrees to the road. A few years ago I would have questioned the driver in front's competence doing that, now I know the reason why.
The thick A pillars are a safety hazzard, the human brain is so good at filling in the field of view, that you don't notice there is a massive gap in your vision, your brain fills it in with empty tarmac, rather than an A pillar.
It isn't until you experience a near miss with something that you didn't see behind that pillar, that you really start to do the double & triple look before you pull out.
I've got a van, I always have to approach junctions at 90 degrees, i's surprising how many people behind seem to get confused, even though the indicators should give them a clue.0 -
yes, i do still turn my head for a second before pulling out......No,i know they don't teach you to drive like that now
Erm, i'm sure they do teach you to check blind spots still..0 -
Which year of Mazda6 is it? I have a 2008-2012 Mazda 6 estate but haven't noticed any more of a blindspot than other cars (it does also come with an anti-blindsiding system but only active above 35mph or something) although I didn't test drive the new model.
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nobbysn*ts wrote: »I've got a van, I always have to approach junctions at 90 degrees, i's surprising how many people behind seem to get confused, even though the indicators should give them a clue.
Vans may drive like cars these days, but there are a number of problems that people don't perceive - mainly the difficulty of seeing anything but ahead and as others have mentioned the modern fashion for sloping front windows even makes forward visibility a nightmare. The Vito front pillar can hide a Mercedes E Class on a roundabout (near misses I have known that have taught me a lesson)0 -
Tends to be a problem with most 5 door cars these day, the drivers door is usually smaller than in the 3 door variant, which brings the door pillar further foward and creates a nasty blind spot. It wasn't really a problem before they starting building cars with huge door pillars (safety).“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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It's common with lots of cars, and yes, learner drivers are taught to check your blind spots they don't want you pulling into a motorcyclist after all.0
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My car purchase criteria changed in recent years to can i see well .
Blind spots on to many models and some are deadly with windscreen vision as pillars can block .Last and next purchase Citroen C3 Picasso based on vision .0
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