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der check,

This bonehead behaviour
is most hazardous when
someone else pulling out of
an alley or driveway perpen-
dicular to the bonehead and
precisely i in his or her 8
o'clock blind g

Naturally, tbe k lazy driver
won’ catch sight ofan
emerging-alley car in their
mirror, it’s in the blind spot.

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The inirror is designed to
encompass the rear and side-
rear view of the car it is
mounted to.

By its very nature, a mir-
ror does not offer a panoram-
ic view. A serious design flaw,
to be sure, but a very good
reason to shoulder-check as
well.

And when somcone sets

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eye on them and then speed-
up or slow a bit, thus clearing
that space beside you.

ter all, you never know
if char parallel driver is in the
habit of checking blind spots
or not and there you are, rel-
atively invisible.

Also, it is wise to create a
safe amount of space in front
of, beside and behind your
vehicle so you can rapidly
accelerate, brake and/or
swerve should that blind

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bonchead beside decide to
take your space.

Shoulder-checking is near-
ly effortless, folks, yet so very
crucial. Do it.

While you’re at it, assume
the drivers around you don’t.

It’s not a secret: There are

a lot of stupid, lazy, bonchead

drivers out there. Being blind
to them docs not make them
go away.

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