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Paratroopa1 posted...

And obviously when you're backing up but I hope nobody thinks I'm this stupid (although when you back up you should really turn to look through the back of the car, better view)

Or just have a car made in the last decade so you have a backup camera.

But it's really weird how people pick something contrary to expert advice and act like everyone else is idiots for not accepting this (this is about junk_funk).

For two lane roads you get by with checking the mirror less frequently sure, maybe every 10 seconds or so. On a four lane road+ (especially on an interstate) it is super important to have a vague idea of where all the cars around you are and what is happening behind you. I have had at least one incident where I prevented an accident by seeing a car in my rear view mirror going too fast and cutting people off and being prepared to slow down when he did the same to me.

I really don't understand the thought that peripheral vision is fine for rearview when its actually way more effective for the whole road ahead of you during the brief look into the mirrors. If something ahead of me surprises me to cause an accident it was because I was doing something wrong, likely following someone to close or not being aware of someone driving erratically but its way easier to miss stuff behind you.