Originally Posted by
johnnymoses
The use of mirrors is somewhat of a decision struggle for me. I often ask myself "Do I want to know that I am about to die or be seriously injured or is ignorance bliss?" I realize there is much more to discuss concerning whether to use mirrors or not but sometimes for me it comes down to those two simple arguments.
Do you ride on the street, with cars? They have 3 mirrors...
Don't look at it as "do I want to know if I am about to die..." but as "I need to have the equipment to make similar traffic decisions as all the other users of the roadway."