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Originally Posted by thethingfish
There is an addition safety issue hardly ever mentioned, that is the number of accidents which occur during left turns at larger intersections due to the inability to see beyond some monster SUV or truck headed the opposite direction and also turning left.
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I hear people complain about this a lot. Now for the record I drive an Escort and I drive it down to my school about 20mi on the freeway everyday. I see a lot of big cars and semis and the like and I've never had a REAL issue.
If I'm behind them then I can follow them safely. If I'm in an adjacent turn lane I don't have to look at the other traffic, just look at the stoplight and wait for my arrow (and if its a double left turn lane there WILL be an arrow of course, it would be much too dangerous without).
If theres an SUV on my left and hes turning left and im next to him turning right, sure I cant actually SEE the road to my left... but if he's pulling out to make a left turn then logically it must be safe for me to make a right turn at the same time correct?
I am only 18 but hey, I've had my liscence since I was about 16 and a half and I've never had an accident, so all I can say is my methods work for me. Test them at your own risk.
Frankly, I'd rather drive a small car with small blindspots (my car has practically none) and be lower to the ground, than drive a big ass SUV with 3 or 4 blind spots and be above most other traffic.