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Originally Posted by Bill
Wayne -
I think what you say is true. However, it has always puzzled me how a state can mandate both how far out the mirrors can protrude, and how far back the sight lines must converge (the 100 foot distance in your post #5 above). Seems to me they can mandate one, but not the other.
My preference is to obey the safety rule (seeing behind the TM) and ignore the stick-out distance.
Bill
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Have you ever seen what happens when 2 trucks, traveling the opposite direction, collide mirrors?
I saw that happen one time, a few years ago on highway 395, going north (right in front of me). The driver of one truck lost control when the pieces broke the driver's window and he was showered with glass. The guy almost rolled the truck. I couldn't believe that he kept that thing upright. BTW.........both trucks were rentals......
The driver didn't even know what happened until I told him. He thought that someone had shot out his window.