Monday, Jan 14, 2013 at 13:40
Although you still require the extended mirrors with a reverse camera. The original mirrors would still give a field of view at an angle away from the side of the vehicle and caravan.
If you went to move out around a cyclist then that field of view would allow the detection of a roadtrain if it was there and attempting to overtake you.
Overtaking is unfortunately commonly called passing by some folk which is a little confusing in some explanations until the relative direction of travel has been established.
Also the rear view camera would be showing a road train was there long before the cyclist was encountered.
If it didn't show the approaching Road Train ( they are quite big you know) then the rear view camera you purchased isn't worth a pinch of the proverbial or you don't use it to see with and then YES you do need those legal mirrors.
It would also show the remainder of the road train trailing behind the Prime mover which hasn't yet got to being dragged past your rig but is positioned out in the opposite lane and attempting the maneouvre.
Many cameras, not all, have a field of view of 170 degrees. That should pick up most things because of that field of view.
With these wide angle cameras it would be hard for cyclist to overtake you with out being seen let alone a road train.
I try to concentrate on what is the reality of the situation and not the hypotheticals.
Cheers
Ross M
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