Author: Loren Nelson

For many years now, the automotive industry has neglected to address a vital component needed for safer driving on the vehicles that grace our roads and highways. A quick review of the massive changes in design and efficiency of today’s vehicles will show how far we have come in designs and technology. However, one humble accessory necessary for safe driving has been ignored for almost fifty years. The side mirrors and rear view mirrors on today’s vehicles differ only very slightly to those that were placed on the earliest models that can off the production line. Knowing that lane changing collisions are the cause of more fatalities and injuries than any other traffic related collision, something has to be done to remedy the problem.

One promising solution to the issue is a concept by MaxiView Mirrors. Using a specifically patented design that is essential in finding a solution to the problems that several drivers suffer with (to the same extent as poor design when manufacturing the vehicle), MaxiView blind spot mirrors can reveal the objects that the blindspot has hidden. Today’s stock standard side view mirrors simply indicate a minute part of what is in fact behind and to the side of the vehicle. When viewing the reflection you can establish that a notable deal of the image is made up of the sky as well as the vehicle you are travelling inside along with the road directly behind.

Clearly, the sky is not of great consequence while taking into account if it is safe to swap lanes. That’s why MaxiView blind spot mirrors chooses to position their effective blind spot mirror inside that exact corner of the mirror. This allows for the least amount of visual disruption all the while providing maximum reflection of hidden vehicles or objects contained within the area of the blind spot. MaxiView blind spot mirrors are the most adjustable stick on mirror in the world. You will not find a better mirror that allows for maximum lateral and side to side adjustability. Therefore any driver regardless of their height is able to get maximum visual advantage with a MaxiView blind spot mirror.

When attaching the blind spot mirror to the existing side mirrors of the vehicle, make sure that the area has been cleaned free from dirt and dust. Follow the instructions for fitting your pair of MaxiView blind spot mirrors to enable the best result. Should you choose to sell your vehicle, or perhaps you are wanting to place your MaxiView blind spot mirrors on another vehicle, you can easily swap and fit them again and again. Use the neat tool that MaxiView developed to remove the blind spot mirrors and attach them again in the same way. When we consider just how dangerous it is to be on our nations highways nowadays, all the vehicles in our family should really be fitted with a pair of MaxiView blind spot mirrors. At less than $30 a pair, can your family afford not to?

When we get behind the wheel or in the passenger seat of a vehicle that is going to travel on any of our nations highways then we instantly put ourselves at risk of encountering the most common cause of collisions that involve vehicles on the highway. You may be surprised to learn that lane changing accidents make up the most common reason for injuries and sometimes death from collisions. This is extraordinary, considering our vehicles are all equipped with the necessary parts to allow for a safe lane change, right? I mean you have the rear vision mirror to check in, then you have the side mirrors on the vehicle, and you also have the indicator to alert other s that you are going to swap lanes. What could possibly be missing from those components?

It’s ok, you aren’t alone in truly believing you simply did not see the other vehicle there. In fact that is the biggest reason motorists give when they are questioned about the reason why they collided with the other vehicle in the lane they were trying to merge into. This is because the other vehicle was in your blind spot, all cars and vehicles have them. Unless you took the time and effort – along with the risk of turning in your seat while taking your eyes from the road at a speed of around 50 or 60 miles an hour, and checking to see if there was anyone in the blind spot, you would not notice them there. There have been some very limited attempts to quell this problem and you have no doubt seen the fish eye or bubble mirrors on the market that try and expose the objects in the blind spot. The biggest fault these mirrors have is that they reduce the object that you are looking for in order to miss them. Now, I don’t know about you, but that sounds a little dicey when it comes to estimating the distance they are from me if you’ve made them smaller.

We have had a very limited choice when it has come to combating the blind spot problem up until now. MaxiView blind spot mirrors have changed the way that blind spot mirrors help the driver for ever. Unlike the bubble or fish eye mirrors that are highly unsuccessful in helping the driver, the MaxiView mirror actually enlarges the object that is sitting in the blind spot giving the driver optimum time to make a decision according to the safety of a lane change. MaxiView blind spot mirrors give too much warning – which can only be way more successful that no warning at all!

The smart design of the MaxiView blind spot mirrors doesn’t just stop at reflecting a larger image for the driver. It also means that it is placed in a spot that is otherwise not used on the vehicles existing side mirrors. This is the upper corner of the mirror that would normally only reflect the sky. Now the side mirror has maximum vision of the side and rear as well as the blind spot around the vehicle. With their guaranteed most adjustable stick on mirror on the face of the earth, MaxiView blind spot mirrors have a unique 360 degree ball and swivel design. That means that it has maximum lateral and side to side adjustability allowing for all drivers to utilise the benefits of the mirrors regardless of their height.

One of the most ridiculous and yet highly dangerous requests that a driving instructor will request of their driving pupil involves the steps to make a (hopefully) successful lane change on one of our nations busiest thoroughfares; the highway. The instruction for making a lane change regardless of the type of road is the same. First, the driver must check the rear view mirror for any vehicle behind them, if clear then they check the side mirrors to see if the area to the side of the vehicle is free from vehicles. Next comes the most amazing piece of instruction to impart on a driver without experience; the instructor asks that the driver turns in their seat, looks over their shoulder and physically checks if there is a vehicle or object in their blind spot. Can anyone not see how incredibly dangerous it is for any driver – let alone a driver with little to no experience , to turn their body and eyes away from the road in front and look behind them whilst travelling at speed?

How do we remedy this problem and keep all drivers safe on the road? Considering that every vehicle that we come into contact with every day has a blind spot it is clear that this is a problem that can affect any of us at any given time. You may be able to recall near misses where a driver has swerved in front of you or perhaps you have made a lane change without seeing the driver ion your blind spot? This is such a common problem and it is the leading cause of collisions resulting in injuries and sometimes death on our highways. MaxiView blind spot mirrors is the worlds most adjustable stick on mirror that can combat the problem of blind spots regardless of the vehicle that they are attached to.

A clever 360 degree ball and swivel design means that the MaxiView blind spot mirrors can be adjusted to suit any drivers sitting position and are effective regardless of their height. That means the tiniest little grandmother can still have maximum lateral and side vision of the rear and side of her vehicle, just as effectively as the NBA basketballer. The optimum range of adjustment of the MaxiView blind spot mirror has them regarded as the most adjustable stick on mirror in the world. With all of that flexibility the driver is able to ascertain who and what is in their blind spot, without turning their head and taking their eyes from the road.

Don’t worry if you purchase your MaxiView blind spot mirrors and you sell your vehicle later, you can still take them with you. The super strength adhesive bonding strip that ensures that your mirrors stay put irrespective of the punishing conditions, is the same bonding material that is used in surgery as a stitches replacement. You can remove your mirrors at any time with the special MaxiView blind spot mirrors tool, and re apply them to the next vehicle. The amazing qualities of these mirrors don’t stop there, as the anti glare qualities allow for top notch night vision capabilities as well.

Over the past four or five decades of vehicle production and manufacturing, there has been one fundamental element ignored that is actually required to allow for a safer driving experience on our nations roads. It seems that the automobile industry keeps turning a blind eye to the issues of blind spots. Regardless of the progress that we have made regarding technology and efficiency in our vehicles, the blind spot is still the number one cause of collisions involving injuries and fatalities when lane changing. Take a quick look back through history and you will see that the rear view mirrors and side mirrors on our vehicles differ only very slightly to some of the earliest model vehicles that rolled off the production line.

A very promising answer to this conundrum is a concept by MaxiView Mirrors. Using their unique and fully patented design, geared entirely to creating an answer to the dilemmas that several drivers develop, sometimes due to the inferior vehicle design in manufacture, MaxiView mirrors can disclose the vehicles and even objects that would otherwise remain hidden within the blindspot. Purchasing a vehicle today, it will come with the manufacturers side view mirrors. These will merely reflect an almost insignificant degree of what is in truth behind and beside the vehicle.

Taking a look at what is reflected in your existing vehicle side mirrors, it becomes obvious that a good deal of the reflection consists of the sky, along with the vehicle you are inside as well as part of the road directly behind. We can understand that the sky is of little to no consequence when deciding if it is safe to change lanes. This is the precise reason that MaxiView blind spot mirrors are mounted in the area that would otherwise reflect the sky, that is , in the upper corner of the standard side mirrors. Placing a MaxiView blind spot mirror there will not impede any vision of cars or objects behind or to the side of your vehicle, and will actually provide a visual on the area that is otherwise concealed in the blind spot.

Many mirrors that attach to existing side mirrors will throw a reflection that is much smaller than the actual object. This can also cause collisions as the driver has to accurately judge how far away the vehicle in their mirror actually is. MaxiView blind spot mirrors found this not only highly dangerous but completely inconvenient for the driver. The reflection that you get when you drive with a MaxiView blind spot mirror is reflected at up to three times its actual size. This means the driver has ample time to decide whether it is indeed safe to make a lane change or not. The design of MaxiView blind spot mirrors are also the most adjustable laterally and side to side than any other stick on mirror in the world. That is a big call to make and MaxiView can back it all the way. This means you can be any height and still get perfect blind spot exposure when driving with MaxiView blind spot mirrors.

Remembering the times when you were first learning to drive a motor vehicle you may recall your instructor offering you direction to change lanes whilst in traffic. The instructor most likely asked you to check your rear view mirror, then each side mirror on the vehicle. The next piece of instruction still astounds me today. The instructor then requests that you turn in your seat and look over your shoulder to ensure there is no one in your blind spot. How a learner driver could possibly keep their vehicle from collision while travelling at any speed let alone the speed limit of 60 miles an hour on our nations highways is beyond my comprehension. To ask a driver to take their eyes from the road ahead and turn their direction to the rear side of them whilst travelling at speed is incomprehensible to me.

What can be done about this ridiculous piece of advice? This has been the quandary for many drivers for many decades and it seems that the automotive industry just hasn’t been able to find an acceptable answer, as they are still manufacturing vehicles that do not have adequate blind spot mirrors attached. MaxiView blind spot mirrors can be attached to any vehicle on our road with a blind spot. In fact, every single vehicle on our roads has a blind spot and the size of the blind spot can differ according to the make and model. Trucks and motorcycles are not exempt from this problem either and MaxiView has them covered with their unique patented design.

MaxiView blind spot mirrors have developed a 360 degree ball that is able to swivel and adjust to any driver, irrespective of their height or how they position them self within the drivers seat. The patented design means that maximum adjustability is capable as the mirrors will reflect everything in the side and rear of the vehicle. So sure are they of the ease of use and absolute adjustability, that MaxiView state that no other stick on blind spot mirror in the world can come close to what they offer in blind spot mirrors. This can help all drivers ascertain the safety of changing lanes by being able to see a side and lateral view of their vehicle and gauge the position of other vehicles near them. Not only that, the driver doesn’t even need to take their eyes from the road when doing so, the MaxiView blind spot mirror is placed so that the driver can still remain focussed on what is in front and around their vehicle without turning their head. 433

With a stick on application that can withstand years of punishment , and then easily be removed for when you want to change the mirrors to another vehicle, MaxiView blind spot mirrors are a necessary safety feature for every vehicle. When we consider that lane changing on highways is the number one cause of collisions because drivers simply did not see the other vehicle in their blind spot, we can see the importance of having a tremendous product like the MaxiView blind spot mirror.

Travelling on the nations highways over the years I have seen many near misses and collisions when vehicles try to make lane changes. This is something you may have seen or been involved in yourself. It’s easy to do , you think that you are totally clear of anything behind you and you go through your check list of things to do before you make that change. You know what they are; check in the rear vision mirror, then look at your side mirrors on your vehicle, once you ascertain you are clear to go you flick on your indicator and pull out into the other lane. This seemingly simple act is the major cause of collisions and near misses on the nations highways. What is it that the driver is missing to allow for such an error in judgement?

If your answer to this dilemma is that they just didn’t see the other vehicle then I totally believe you. In fact that’s the same reason that almost all drivers give for the reason why they collided with the vehicle in the lane next to them when they tried (unsuccessfully) to make a lane change. The other vehicle was in their blind spot, and unless the driver took their eyes from the road, swivelled in their seat and looked back over their shoulder at a rate of 50 or 60 miles an hour, they would not have seen any object in their blind spot whatsoever. One of the least effective ways to treat this problem was with the invention of the bubble or fish eye mirror. Lets face it; when these mirrors come with warnings that tell you that the object is actually larger than it is showing it, I start to wonder who would reduce the target that I’m trying to avoid at all costs?

When you compare the MaxiView blind spot mirrors to the markets only other blind spot mirror choice, you can see that everything pales in comparison to MaxiView. While bubble and fish eye mirrors reduce the size of the object, MaxiView blind spot mirrors actually enlarge the object lurking in your blind spot by up to three times its normal size. Can you imagine how big a help this is to the driver that doesn’t want to squint to see what it is that they are trying to miss, or madly trying to estimate the distance between them and the object in the blind spot? MaxiView blind spot mirrors gives you loads of warning that you have a vehicle in the blind spot and that you should make your lane changing decisions accordingly.

Placement of the MaxiView blind spot mirrors is the other clever feature to its design. When we take a closer look at exactly what our side mirrors reflect, we can see that there are three distinct things; the road directly behind, part of the side of the vehicle they are attached to and then there is a large chunk of the sky being reflected. MaxiView blind spot mirrors attach to the area that the sky is reflected so as to enable the driver to have full vision of all the important factors concerning their vehicle. With the special patented 360 degree ball and swivel design MaxiView blind spot mirrors are the worlds most adjustable stick on mirror. Guaranteed.

If you do any kind of travelling on our nations highways then you will have no doubt seen or been a part of a collision or a near miss that involved a lane change between two drivers. Lane changing accidents are the leading cause of collisions on the highways that we travel on every day. This seems like an odd fact to me and it makes me wonder what it it is that happens every time a driver gets behind the wheel to put them at risk when they or other drivers decide to swap lanes. Taking a look at the tools involved in a lane change we can not e that the driver would need to use their rear vision mirror, their side mirrors as well as their indicator. All road worthy vehicles on our highways have these fitted and working, so what exactly is the problem here?

You are not dreaming, I believe you entirely that you honestly did not see the other vehicle there. You couldn’t have seen it unless you did a couple of extra things when you checked for safety in lane changing. You would have had to turn in your seat and take your eyes from the road whilst driving at the speed you were travelling at – lets say a conservative 50 miles an hour. You would have needed to check over your shoulder and look in the lane that you were wanting to merge to to see if there was another vehicle there. This is your blind spot. All vehicles have them and unless you physically check in them, you wont see anything that is within that range. Some of the mirrors on the market fall short in trying to combat this problem. The mistake they make with the bubble or fish eye mirrors that are so common is that they reduce the size of the object in the blind spot. Why make the problem smaller for me to try and miss?

Comparing MaxiView blind spot mirrors with the bubble or fish eye mirrors is like comparing apples with oranges. The clever design of the MaxiView mirrors makes the objects in the reflection three times larger than they actually are. This means that the driver has got ample time to make a decision as to the safety of a lane change. The bubble mirrors require the driver to squint to try and see the reduced object and then hope that their estimations are right when they guess at how far away the object actually is. MaxiView blind spot mirrors give the driver more time to adjust their driving accordingly.

Attaching the MaxiView blind spot mirrors to your existing side mirrors is not a difficult task and shows more clever innovation by MaxiView. They realised that the side mirrors of a vehicle reflect three main things; the road behind the vehicle, the side of the vehicle they are attached to and the sky. Now, I ave never heard of anyone using the sky as a gauge to make a lane change and I guess neither had MaxiView because that is precisely where their blind spot mirrors are placed. The 360 degree lateral and side to side adjustability makes the MaxiView blind spot mirrors the most adjustable stick on mirrors on the globe. Guaranteed.