Originally Posted by
BluesDawg
Every time I tried eyeglass or helmet mounted mirrors, I end up walking or riding around in circles trying to see in it. ...I found them to be as much a distraction as a safety feature. I look and listen behind me and sometimes I just sense that there is something back there.
Maybe you are better at sensing cars behind you, but I've found the new cars (especially the smaller imports) are so quiet, many of them make less noise than the wind in my helmet and are really tough to hear. Also, if several cars are passing at once, there is no way I can tell how many more there are.
I got right hooked once (car made a right turn just as it passed), and I really like being able to use my mirror to keep an eye out for turn signals behind me (not that anyone around here uses one).