Driving & Blind Spot

DoctorFoster

Strider590 wrote: »

Are you someone who previously got banned?
Perhaps your just trying to get in with the in crowd by picking on someone who perceive to be an outsider? But ask yourself one question...... If i'm as weak and such an easy target as you seem to think, then would I still be here 6 years and 7'000 posts later?
Your barking up the wrong tree buddy and your p1ssing into the wind.

You've come here and all you seem to have done is made futile attempts to troll me.......

What do you want me to do? Explain the WHOLE thing again in full so that everyone can see how foolish you are being?

Your clearly just trying to derail this thread.

It probably would have been wise to open that thread/post whilst you were typing this ^^ drivel OR at least reread it before before hitting the submit button. Not content with twisting my words there, your now trying to rewrite my words here in someone else's thread.

Sorry about this folks, nothing to see here "Jedi business, go back to your drinks".

Calm down fella, I'm merely pointing out your eye sight isn't that good. Maybe a trip to specsavers will assist you.

Shame you can't post without reverting to swear wotes. Clearly there is a lack of education round your way.

StrongWork

DoctorFoster wrote: »

Calm down fella, I'm merely pointing out your eye sight isn't that good. Maybe a trip to specsavers will assist you.

Shame you can't post without reverting to swear wotes. Clearly there is a lack of education round your way.

The other way to look at it is that your post was intentionally inflammatory. I'm not sure what kind of response you expected tbh.

DoctorFoster

StrongWork wrote: »

The other way to look at it is that your post was intentionally inflammatory. I'm not sure what kind of response you expected tbh.

About what he posted really. It highlights his lack of education as do his YouTube posts. 😄

tykesi

There you go Strider - your own personal stalker! You should probably be flattered

PDC

badami wrote: »

Is it illegal to look at your shoulders when changing lanes at any speed?

You would be much better served looking at the road

I've driven a lot of different cars including ones without rear pillars and no matter how good you think your peripheral vision is its not going to help you see something in a direction you aren't looking in.

Modern cars seem to have worse/larger blind spots than older ones so I can see how anyone could think it was safe to change lanes without checking.

Strider590

DoctorFoster wrote: »

About what he posted really. It highlights his lack of education as do his YouTube posts. ��

You see, for someone who started posting a few days ago and considering I have not posted YT videos for probably over a year, I highly suspect this individual is a returning previously banned member.

Geodark

I used to ride motorbikes as well as drive, and that look over your shoulder before you do anything is called a "Lifesaver" for a reason.

Strider590

Geodark wrote: »

I used to ride motorbikes as well as drive, and that look over your shoulder before you do anything is called a "Lifesaver" for a reason.

Well, this a problem that a lot of car drivers would do well to remember, bikers don't get the same peripheral vision as them, they HAVE to move their head a lot more to check around them.

Geodark

Strider590 wrote: »

Well, this a problem that a lot of car drivers would do well to remember, bikers don't get the same peripheral vision as them, they HAVE to move their head a lot more to check around them.

Have to say my driving changed quite a bit after riding for a while. I guess with riding you have to be more careful as you aren't encased in 2 tons of steel, so this filtered over to my driving style.

almillar

100% agree with Geodark - if something is called a lifesaver check (looking over your shoulder) it's worth doing!
Strider

i'm very aware of objects on the edge on my vision, so often a shoulder check isn't needed.

often? A shoulder check is ALWAYS needed when changing lanes, as the OP asked. Agreed? If not, go and take your test again and see how you do.
I've got good peripheral vision, and it's part of the IAM advanced driving test to have good observation which can ironically mean you don't look so much in your mirrors, for example, but you're aware of what's in them through peripheral vision.
Even with that though, it does not cause you to grow eyes on the back (or side) of your head, so your peripheral vision will not see that car that's floating around just behind/beside you in the other lane.