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9.33 Mirrors II
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 96 22:42 MDT Helmet mirrors are very useful for nearsighted people with glasses. I use my mirror to determine what's going to affect my travels in the next ten or fifteen seconds. I don't worry about absolute accuracy, I just want the big picture. If I want that information without a mirror, I have to twist my body and head around so that I can look at the road behind me through my glasses. To do this correctly I have to take my left hand off the bars, disorient myself, and risk wobbling around a lot. It's dangerous. With the mirror, it's just a glance up and to the left for a second or two. Mirrors aren't for everyone, but for some of us they're wonderful. I use a mirror despite the bad design that makes the plastic ones ridiculously breakable. I hope that someone develops a flexible, springy mirror mount. It seems an enormously obvious idea.
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