peevlos-

Very True, I never turn my head with traffic on my bike..Very Dangerous thing to do, especially on 2 wheels..

 

08 panel it's all good! I like the privacy of my panel, when I drive my wife's car I feel like I am sitting out in the open. Had a guy at a gas station ask me if the car had any blind spots I told him no. It takes all kinds.

 

I drove a big truck for a few years and I can tell you there are some strange drivers out there.... people with news papers spread over the steering wheel...novels in their hand and feet on the dash....some so laid out out there is no way they could react in a situation. Knobs being polished...lap dances...window art...tops down ( and not ragtops).
MOvies..games....cards...the only one left to witness is the,, but I had it on Autopilot!!"

 

most of the panel drivers here will agree with me..its a skill..you just get used to it..myself and alot of others are also from "larger or cycle"backgrounds..not to say your average joe cant handle it..its not rocket science..the little round mirrors on the side are almost a must..really help with blind spots..I drive the streets of greater Toronto all the time..havnt hit or mamed nobody or even tagged anything..my wife uses it too..she tends to find a parking spot she can nose out of..if she cant..she will back it in to a spot so makes easier when she leaves..the add on back up cam sure helps..got mine from Canadian tire for around 75-100$ canadian..easy install..drill one little hole in tailgate for power wire to reverse taillights..cam comes on automatic when put in reverse/night vision and a cool park asist that has hash marks on the screen to help you line up the vehicle..cam is wireless to video scrren..just need 12v power for display//cig lighter or have it hardwired...there are sum GPS units out there nowadays with built in cam also..

 

Funny but there was a recent study that shows that 30% of the drivers on the road do not have the gentic code to become proficent drivers.

Normally I would say this is crap but I think many there are 30% that could not drive a convertible with a back up camera.

Lets just face it some people just do not have the skills to handel all vehicles and many road conditions.

Just look at the panic mode of many just with snow or rain in California. It is not all due to driving too fast and cell phones.

Fact is some people just can't drive.

[Note if anyone here is feeling guilty or singled out don't worry as this comment is not directed to anyone here. It is just based on the observations I see on my drive to work daily.]

 

I'm retired now for two years. Before I got out of the work force I drove the big rig's, 100,000 miles plus per year. After driving the big one you get used to driving with the mirrors.
In the 35 years of touring the Grand USA I can hosily say I only had one accident, which was not my fault, had a driver decide to change lanes in the middle of my trailer while passing me ?? All they said to the cop was I thought I was past him ??
So driving an HHR is as easy as riding a horse for me.

 

Trust yer mirrors.

Panels Rule!

 

the blind spots on the cobalt coupes are horrible compaired to the normal hhr

 

Try driving a fastback anything from the late 60's early 70's....................

 

Absolutely, & for those that don't get it, it's like the saying with Harleys:

"If I have to explain, you wouldn't understand"

And the fact that they are not for everyone, makes Panels even more appealing to me..

I would never take shots at anothers choice of vehicle, (well maybe certain Fords ??) LOL..(just kidding)