Originally Posted by Terex

In my experience, mirrors are dangerous. If you're going to make a left turn, and you're concerned that there is someone behind you that's going to mow you down, pull off to the right, and walk your bike across. If you're concerned that someone is going to come up behind you and mow you down - you're screwed anyway. I've ridden tens of thousands of miles, and totally don't understand what mirrors do for people other than distract them and give them a false sense of security.

Originally Posted by Biker395

This is from the first 50 miles of the Hoo Doo 500. That's me on the shoulder on the other side of the rumble strip.





First Frame: The driver of the westbound auto decided to pass, even though another auto was approaching and visibility was limited. Nice.


Second Frame: Driver begins to "complete" his pass, with both affected autos moving towards the shoulder, one of them onto the shoulder occupied by ME!


Before this began, I was on the drops and going 30+ MPH. But I saw it develop in front of me and thanks to the rear view mirror, was able to tell there was an auto approaching behind me and how far back he was. Should I have had to bail out into the dirt, I was prepared. As it was, I knew there was the danger, but knew there was no need to bail out.


I know there is a difference of opinion on the matter, but I think rear view mirrors rock.