No Blind Spot (3G Garage E-043)

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05-11-2008, 11:30 PM

#81

Black0ut

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i just cross my fingers and hope for the best...Progressive hates me

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05-12-2008, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by narnia

What is it in the design of the TL that causes the driver to have such poor visibility? I wonder why they put so many safety features in this car yet overlooked this flaw?

I always look over my shoulder when I change lanes but I still can't believe I haven't sideswiped someone yet.

It's the HUGE C-pillars. That's the design feature which causes poor visibility.

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05-12-2008, 08:31 AM

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I've never found the visibility to be poor. I'm sure part of that is that my other car is a convertible and thus has enormous blind spots when the top is up, so most cars seem not to be problematic by comparison.

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02-18-2013, 01:10 PM

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I know this thread is old, but I do have a couple cents to input. I too a long time ago watched the news, where "Olson on your side" [for you canadians] showed us the method. What I did, and he recommended over the OP's idea, is have the mirror show only a sliver of your car's body. This eliminates the disorienting while giving the added visibility needed. As for further elimination of blind spots, I am going to be removing the rear head rests as I believe they are completely useless and just get in the way.