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minus-squareEatYouWell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIirc you only have to have one functional mirror, but that may vary by state. A rear-view mirror really isn’t super necessary, though. If you angle your side view mirrors right, you can see enough to drive safely.
minus-squareKptnAutismus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoi do know the cybertruck has backup cameras and all that, but a little silver-coated piece of glass is hard to replace with cameras. but if it’s allowed to be sold, and people are buying it, i don’t have any say in that. i just wish people would be more aware of their surroundings.
minus-squareEatYouWell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNo, what I’m saying is that having a rear view isn’t necessary at all to drive safely. Panel vans, delivery trucks, semis, etc. don’t have them.
Iirc you only have to have one functional mirror, but that may vary by state.
A rear-view mirror really isn’t super necessary, though. If you angle your side view mirrors right, you can see enough to drive safely.
i do know the cybertruck has backup cameras and all that, but a little silver-coated piece of glass is hard to replace with cameras.
but if it’s allowed to be sold, and people are buying it, i don’t have any say in that. i just wish people would be more aware of their surroundings.
No, what I’m saying is that having a rear view isn’t necessary at all to drive safely. Panel vans, delivery trucks, semis, etc. don’t have them.