16-10-18, 12:53 PM
I already find the bike mirrors don't give a good enough view of what's behind (especially because of elbows), so to fit blindspot mrrors in the bit of the current mirror that's actually useful, seems counter-intuitive......at the moment.
I think they're a great idea - and would love some, if the current mirrors made the practical - but for the time being will stick with regular mirror glances and life-savers.
My only worry would be riders who stopped doing their life-savers because they had blind-spot mirrors. Car drivers have already stopped doing the look-over-the-shoulder, before manoeuvring and now rely almost entirely on mirrors/camera's - especially in newer cars with the little amber and red arrows that light up on the door mirror when the car "detects" something coming up alongside (they were bloody annoying on my Evoque).
I think they're a great idea - and would love some, if the current mirrors made the practical - but for the time being will stick with regular mirror glances and life-savers.
My only worry would be riders who stopped doing their life-savers because they had blind-spot mirrors. Car drivers have already stopped doing the look-over-the-shoulder, before manoeuvring and now rely almost entirely on mirrors/camera's - especially in newer cars with the little amber and red arrows that light up on the door mirror when the car "detects" something coming up alongside (they were bloody annoying on my Evoque).