Math professor's side mirror that eliminates 'blind spot' receives US patent

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jun 08, 2012, 12:27 PM UTC

naner wrote: post #36

confluence wrote: post #29

Relevant: http://www.quora.com/Why-haven-t-cars-yet-solved-the-problem... Apparently most people set up their mirrors incorrectly by overlapping view paths, when it would in fact be better if things moved between mirrors without any overlap (e.g. rear view mirror covers the back whilst the side mirrors cover blind spots - no overlap in between). I've tried it out and it feels rather weird, but I must say I've found i…

I have had my side view mirrors setup like this for years and it isn't always better. The first problem is that you cannot see your car in the side view mirror. This doesn't seem like a big deal, but it can be difficult to judge where everything in the mirror is positioned if you don't have a reference point. You get used to this. The second issue is that if you have a big straight long line of cars behind that are c…

Post by Jacqued » Fri, Jun 08, 2012, 12:54 PM UTC

Muzza wrote: post #42

Jacqued wrote: post #25

I already had a side mirror that eliminates blind spot a few years ago on my Peugeot 207 (I live in Europe) although it didn't have such an angle of vision. Even though it's a neat invention, I still have to vomit every time I read the word "patent". And to say crooks are working hard to bring these to Europe

There have been patents in Europe for quite some time now.

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jun 08, 2012, 1:08 PM UTC

boredguy8 wrote: post #44

Why do you have blind spots in the first place? http://www.caranddriver.com/features/how-to-adjust-your-mirr... "The paper advocates adjusting the mirrors so far outward that the viewing angle of the side mirrors just overlaps that of the cabin’s rearview mirror." I've been driving this way for a long time, and it's great. You can already see behind you: you don't need 2 more mirrors showing you the same thing.

Post by sp332 » Fri, Jun 08, 2012, 1:09 PM UTC

dhimes wrote: post #40

gjm11 wrote: post #37

Blogspam. Original press release from Drexel University: http://www.drexel.edu/now/news-media/releases/archive/2012/J... Added value in PhysOrg article: zero. Please, everyone, stop submitting links from PhysOrg and ScienceDaily . I have never ever ever seen anything on those sites that isn't either (1) bullshit or (2) a recycled press release with zero (or often negative) added value. (Sometimes it's both at once.)…

I think you are a little harsh in bashing the sources. Their value is that they serve as a distribution of press releases from many sources. That is exactly how a press release is supposed to be used. And I can go to a press-release redistribution site and see press releases from various organizations in a related field instead of having to check each organization individually. Yes, please filter the bullshit. But su…

Post by TylerE » Fri, Jun 08, 2012, 1:13 PM UTC

boredguy8 wrote: post #44

Why do you have blind spots in the first place? http://www.caranddriver.com/features/how-to-adjust-your-mirr... "The paper advocates adjusting the mirrors so far outward that the viewing angle of the side mirrors just overlaps that of the cabin’s rearview mirror." I've been driving this way for a long time, and it's great. You can already see behind you: you don't need 2 more mirrors showing you the same thing.