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Our traffic rules are set by laws. There is no law requiring a driver to check their mirrors before stopping for a traffic signal. Meanwhile: There are many,
by ssl-3 2y ago
Our traffic rules are set by laws.
There is no law requiring a driver to check their mirrors before stopping for a traffic signal.
Meanwhile: There are many, many laws requiring a driver to not run into the car that is in front of them, and requiring them to avoid doing things like tailgating that increase the risk of this happening.
- gnicholas 2y ago> There is no law requiring a driver to check their mirrors before stopping for a traffic signal. There are plenty of things that are not required by law that are nonetheless a good idea. Also, no one (other than you) ever said anything about checking multiple "mirrors". I referred to checking your mirror (singular), which was a reference to the windshield-mounted rear view mirror. There would be no reason to check the side view mirrors, which wouldn't tell me anything about whether it's safe to stop.