2010 Volvo XC60: Rear-View Mirror
Takes up too much space. However, I always have issues with rear-view mirrors blocking my field of vision. At 6'1" I'm not overly tall , but most rear-view mirrors, even when adjusted to their highest possible setting, block the view of on-coming passenger-side traffic when sitting at a stop light, 4 way stop, or any other type of crossroads.
Any other six + footers out there run into this?
Yeah, it takes up too much space for me. The less crap I have to have on my windshield, the better I can drive and the less I need all of the e-nannies. I currently have an inspection sticker and registration sticker in the bottom driver's side corner and a tolltag in the middle, but the tolltag is directly behind the mirror so it doesn't block anything. Still too much for me.
"Any other six + footers out there run into this?"
My mirror blocks vision similarly as you describe. It is very annoying having to hunch to read street signs and such. This box probably wouldn't block vision from the driver's side, but it would the passenger side since they have to look at the ugly thing all the time. The driver has the mirror in the way.
I've seen windshields more cluttered than this. I've seen a car with a navigation screen, radar detector, auto-toll transmitter, oil change sticker, parking permit and a not pad stuck to the windshield. It amazed me that they could look out at all.
At 6'4", I am also in the "too tall for normal cars" boat. The problem I have noticed the most is missing pedestrians on the far passenger side of an intersection. It is particularly troubling because the timing would likely be just right to hit them, too. This, and the windshield height itself, were worst in the MINIs I had, but are not much better in any other smaller car. My current 335i is no exception, either.
Coming from a background driving trucks, I really do not use that mirror much anyway, because you learn to live without it in the truck world. I think my driving would be safer without the mirror. I want to rip them off when they don't have an auto-dim feature, as they definitely make driving more dangerous (at least more annoying) at night.
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