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PhranK	Jul 4 2009, 05:04 PM
דhe √oice шѓ Яeason Posts: 15,689 Group: Members Member #9,683 Joined: December 14, 2003	Tony Jul 4 2009, 04:35 PM Nicola Jun 25 2009, 02:55 AM Tony Jun 24 2009, 05:01 PM it makes no difference what side the steering wheel is situated. I think it does. Sitting on the right side of the car on the left side of the road gives you a greater range of vision. Just noticed this. Next time you're in your car, look over your left shoulder. Then look over your right. Which side can you see better? Merging onto a motorway would be a lot easier without a vertical bar in your view, and having to move your head around; thus diverting attention from the vehicles in front, which still need to be watched. While that might be true, you also have to merge *off* of motorways, so any benefit to one would be a detriment to the other. Also, speaking from experience as a professional driver, when in town you want to eliminate or at least minimize left turns so you don't have to waste time and fuel waiting at street lights, therefore it's better to have increased vision on your right side to help avoid cyclists and pedestrians when making right turns. I'm not really sure what the rationale used for determining the position of the driver is, but I'm guessing it's typically located on the side nearest to oncoming traffic because it's easier to tell how close you are to or how far over the center line you are, since a collision with oncoming traffic would normally be much worse than any alternative. At any rate, those little bubble mirrors you put on the corner of your regular mirrors are always a good idea. Viral. PhranK, you just brightened up my day XD . I was only half joking though.. Edited by PhranK, Jul 4 2009, 05:07 PM.


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