Motorcycle Mirrors for your safety


Every motorcycle sold in Thailand – whether a gearless scooter, an economy commuter or a fancy sportsbike -comes with two side-view mirrors as standard equipment. Why then do a large number of riders remove these from their motorcycles?

Granted, these side-view mirrors are not the most attractive parts of the motorcycle; they appear to be mostly afterthoughts and no real consideration seems to have been given to make these as attractive as the rest of the motorcycle design. However, there is no denying their utility and the essential role they play in safety.
By definition, a motorcycle balances on two-wheels, so any aids that help to make the ride safer are only welcome. How can a rider justify taking a turn, changing a lane or even moving ahead without knowing what is approaching from behind or looking behind without seeing where he is headed? Riders quote absurd reasons like 'the air-flow around the mirror is disturbing', 'they look horrible', 'they broke/became loose', 'I always look behind before moving', 'they were stolen' and many others, not stopping for a moment to consider the immense danger they face without the mirrors.

In Thailand side-mirrors are a legal requirement to ride on any public road, and you can be fined for not having mirrors. I hope that this writing will go some way in compelling riders to change their behavior and in making roads a much safer place to be.
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radnoc

Wednesday, 05 December 2012 @ 02:11 PM ICT
Junk the indicators too, they don't use them or look, here in the sticks where I live. Also if something stops working e.g. lights or brakes they rarely get fixed. Some road safety education in the
schools would not go amiss.

silenzo

Tuesday, 22 January 2013 @ 10:38 PM ICT
In Indonesia, it is allowed to use 1 side mirror (either left or right) only. For me, a pair is nicer than half.
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