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[OT] 4x4 cars on London streets
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). |
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[OT] 4x4 cars on London streets
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 |
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