this truck clearly needs more/better adjusted mirrors
this post was submitted on 14 Oct 2023
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My first thought "how can right outside his window be a blind spot?" Can't he just look out the window?
When I did driver's ed they actually got a semi cab and had us all sit in it so we could see exactly how the blind spots work, even with fish eye mirrors. The cab is so high up you'd have to crane your neck to see most cars down there.
Is't there an overhead mirror for that blind spot?
They certainly help but not all trucks have them, at that point you're dealing with 3 different mirrors on each side between the fisheye, regular, and separate overhead mirror, and there are still little spots that are hard to keep an eye on. Stack that on top of drivers doing the same monotonous task for 10+ hours a day and you're really better off just staying out of their blind spots as best you can
I saw a video where they had someone sit in the driver's seat in the middle of a parking lot, while assistants marked out the perimeter of what they could see in the mirrors. I think every driver's ed class should do this, to show how big and how close the blindspots actually are.
you've been hit by
you've been struck by
truck.... d'OW!
Stupid driver bought a truck with steering wheel on wrong side
But it's on the right-hand side, like the vast majority of cars and trucks?
Are you British, Australian, or Japanese? (Or another place I don't know about?)
Because I am like 70% sure the rest of the world has left-side steering wheels
South africa and New zealand also drive on the left afaik. After having examinated their profile I think they come from new zealand
There are more blind spots than this btw
Is this more accurate?
https://www.thegeekycyclist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/truck-blind-spots.jpg
Yes much more accurate tho it depends on the trucks make and model some are worse than others, this is definitely a good visual though.
WHAT?
Yep facing forward right behind the side mirrors is a big blind spot that most people don't realise
How is this still legal to have blindspots on a truck?
Especially when spaces at a junction for cyclists to wait are the exact same shape and size as these blind spots.
Is it because of vehicle/height differences that there is a blindspot where one could easily see out the side window?
Curious, not sarcastic.
Proper mirrors would allow the driver to see most of those side blind spots, or at least tell something is there. A fish eye mirror at the bottom would catch anything missed by a flat mirror. The important thing is to not hang out in those areas when you can go ahead and pass. And don't try to squeeze through when a truck is swinging out to make a wide turn, because at some point he definitely can't see you, and may not even feel you get run over.
Generally the rule of thumb is that if you can see their mirrors they can see you.
The AI in Euro Truck Simulator REALLY needs to see this post
No relaxing drive under the speed limit in the slow lane is complete without "Damage penalty €400" out of nowhere
"Oh boy, time to get off the highway after this relaxing drive"
beep beep penalty
Sometimes I binge bad driving people, and the amount of people who don't understand that lorries have blind spots astounds me.
I'm sorry but I refuse to accept the right side blindspot.
Turn your fucking head.
Do you mean the driver side blind spot? The one on the passenger side is real depending on the size of your vehicle. I drive trucks and while it's not quite as big as this shows there definitely is a blind spot where I cannot see the car that's level with my door. A pickup can generally be seen
Edit: I looked closer and just realized he is driving on the wrong side this isn't OK
So ya you are mostly correct there is a small blind spot drivers side but not that big
Considering the front blind spot I just assumed the driver is sitting on the right side (the correct side btw)
This must be why trucks don't speed up when I'm an inch off their bumpers flashing my brights /s
Lately, I've been seeing a lot of trucks in my country have a "dead angles" sticker that shows something similar.
That's shouldn't be right 🥁
Explaining my own joke ... the driver is driving on the wrong side