On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:47:34 +0100, Guy Perry
wrote:

Terry Harper wrote:

For anyone who has to drive a large vehicle, the ability to see where
the rear wheels are is an important part of reversing.

Not only for reversing. I allways wondered how bus-/lorrydrivers can run
along the kerb so close without constantly hiting it - until I did the
license myself. Having those massive mirrors on both sides makes it
quite easy to maneuver an up to 15m bus or 18m bendy: you see the whole
length and height of the bus and _that_ makes not hitting the kerb
possible. Though the problem reversing is the masive blind spot you have
behind (unless equipped with a camera). I sure miss larger mirrors on my
car (and the retarder).

Very true. You have to watch the rear wheels going round corners and
when threading through narrow gaps in the traffic. It's too easy to
swipe the corner of another vehicle.
--
Terry Harper
Website Coordinator, The Omnibus Society
http://www.omnibussoc.org