And once it's made, the person driving out of the intersection will probably be expecting you to stop for them and be looking the other way for traffic so they can scoot on out there. I really don't see it being worth the risk just because you're insecure about what you can't see behind you, besides being illegal.



In your case the mirror is a good idea. All kinds of them out there.

I should probably get one myself.

And yeah if you got in my way riding salmon on my side of a narrow bike lane and I had to move into traffic to avoid you, and you were a grown man who should know better, I'd probably just spit on you.....If I were younger.