"Dillon Pyron" <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Thus spake Brian Smith <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> :
>
>>Joe wrote:
>>>
>>> I found rear wipers to be very useful on my minivans in the winter.
>>> When driving in light snow, it would accumulate on the rear window. A
>>> quick swish of the wiper took care of it much quicker than the
>>> defrosters.
>>
>> A rear window isn't even a necessity, that why we have outside mirrors.
>
> Ah, and you can see someone directly behind you who's, shall we say,
> 10 feet away?
>
> There's a reason those 18 wheelers have signs on them that say "if you
> can't see my mirrors, I can't see you."
> --
>
> - dillon I am not invalid
>
> "Always shoot first. At the very least you'll
> distract the guy enough to make the second one count"
> -- Lazurus Long
I can see most of my 16' utility trailer in both my left and right mirrors
when I am towing it. I'll admit that I still use the rear view mirror as a
third source of rearward vision. The more you can see the better off you
are.

Dave D