Originally Posted by
Mandeville
someone about to run you down so to speak unless you are constantly looking in the mirror which distracts from you side and most importantly forward looking situational awareness and two even if you are "lucky" enough to be looking when that car starts to swerve in to you or toward you
I actually don't use my mirror to look for that.
I use it more to check if the lane to the left is clear for me to switch over to it, or just move over to the left of my current lane to avoid something - eg. a door opening on a parked car to my right.