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Safety Risks of Enlarged Exterior Rear View Mirrors for Sports Cars

This study examines the serious safety problems caused by enlarged exterior rear view mirrors in sports cars. It highlights the higher injury risks for pedestrians and cyclists, reduced field of vision, and increased mirror image distortion. The document recommends supporting measures to mitigate these risks without compromising blind spot requirements.

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Safety Risks of Enlarged Exterior Rear View Mirrors for Sports Cars

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  1. Enlarged Exterior Rear View MirrorsSituation for Sports Carsbased on a study conducted by Informal document No. GRSG-87-7 (87th GRSG, 12-15 October 2004, agenda item 8.)

  2. Serious safety problems resulting from enlarged exterior rear view mirrors - from a sports car point of view A low seating position, a wide track at the rear axle combined with a narrow green house and the capability of high speed driving result in the following sports car specific issues: - Significantly higher projection of exterior mirrors outside the vehicle contour resulting in higher injury risks for pedestrians and bike riders - Severe reduction of direct field of vision through drivers side window - Increase of mirror image distortion from vibration. GRSG, Exterior Rear View Mirrors, Oct. 12, 2004

  3. Exterior rear view mirror projection (Porsche Carrera) GRSG, Exterior Rear View Mirrors, Oct. 12, 2004

  4. Increase of blocked direct field of vision through exterior rear view mirror (Porsche Boxster) + 38% GRSG, Exterior Rear View Mirrors, Oct. 12, 2004

  5. Conclusion The TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2004/10/Rev.1 document submitted by the experts from the Netherlands, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and OICA should be supported in order to avoid future increased safety risks from M1 vehicles due to - Higher projection of exterior mirrors outside the vehicle contour - Severe reduction of direct field of vision through drivers side window - Increase of mirror image distortion. These safety risks can be avoided without sacrificing any of the requirements regarding the blind spot. GRSG, Exterior Rear View Mirrors, Oct. 12, 2004

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