Originally Posted by
Doohickie
I did the commute with the mirror today and I felt confident enough with it to make lane changes without actually turning around. I can scan well enough to see everything back there.
Stop right there, amigo. Thou shalt not make a change in your position relative to other traffic without a head check...just like you should do when driving a car. You know those drivers who claim they didn't see what they just ran into (or ran into them)? Don't become one of them.
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