JDSC8VETTE

It's getting to a point where people are going to stop driving their cars and expecting the cars to make all the decisions for them. I had lane departure warnings and blind side warnings along with front collision warnings on my Cadillacs and hated them. I ended up disabling them for the most part. Driving in the snow I would get flashing warnings and my brakes applied because some snow happened to fall over the sensors. My seat would vibrate all the time because it falsely sensed I was out of my lane. The stuff you mentioned are one thing but all this all horse **** is going to cause more problems than solve them.

I hope we don't end up with a bunch of clueless drivers who won't know how to drive because the car stopped telling them how to. Just like the young cashiers at the super markets. If the register doesn't tell them how much change to give back to the customer they have no clue what to do next.

JDSC8VETTE

Maybe I was a bit harsh with my first response but when someone says they have almost been killed three times because they don't have a blind side monitor I'm thinking they have no business driving.

Gearhead Jim

I think we'll both agree that automation and warnings should be used to aid our basic skills, and not become the primary source of information and decisions.

When I started in the airline business, you mostly needed stick & rudder skills. By the time I retired, it was all about button pushing. In the US/Canada/western Europe/etc, there is still enough basic ability to keep things reasonably safe. When you look at Asia and some (un)developing countries, the situation is far different.

Vetteman Jack

Very good discussion - thanks for all the tips on adjusting mirrors to eliminate blind spots.

papillion

Perhaps you would prefer your car without headlights, taillights, and windshield wipers? Knowledge is power. The lack of it is ignorance.

CptCvMan

Yes. There is a reason we have warning stickers on appliances saying no to use in the tub.
On the other hand, not educating yourself is bad too.

I drove one rental with blind side detectors. It was great. After a couple hundred miles, some through Chicago, I got used to it and was able to incorporate into my driving as back up to confirming what I saw in the mirrors was correct. Biggest benefit was being able to keep my head forward facing instead of turning to look over my shoulders. No further than checking the properly set mirrors.

DWillys

I find it amusing that some feel blind spot detectors are too much when their C7 is essentially one big computer network that controls virtually everything.

ImpliedConsent

Yep, me too. I was surprised that BLIS wasn't standard on all variations, much like the backup camera. Then again, it did take Corvette until the C7 to get a backup camera.

9sec

bringing this back from the dead. 2017 c7 z06 with comp seats the d/s b pillar is all I see when turning g my head and looking. have lost an entire suv in the pass side mirror and yes my mirrors are adjusted properly. I saw the post for the mirror spotter and they do sell them for the c7. think ill try one for the d/s side and hope it helps from getting swiped when im on a 5 lane interstate and folks are jumping 2 lanes at a time!

SD_Dave

Check out this solution from Sandyeggo Designs: https://www.sandyeggodesigns.com/pro...-for-corvette/

vetten76

I have both the left and right side mirrors. Outstanding. No blind spots.

BluRace

i have the Sandyeggo "Panoramic Mirror" on Drivers side. I do not like it at all, wish i had never purchased it.
Yes, it gives a wider field of view,
however,
the outer portion is a different curvature, by design.
i realize others do not have a problem with this.
to me the image looks distorted.
even after 6 months i find it distracting and need to replace it soon.

SD_Dave

From their website:
"At a certain point outboard the amount of curvature is increased exponentially. This was done to capture as much of the surrounding view as possible. The trade-off is greater image distortion in this portion of the mirror."
The edge image distortion should not come as a surprise...

9sec

over half my sandyeggo mirror is distorted. its unusable. took it off after less than 5 hrs. ill try the real glass versions next

orca1946

Too bad G M did not employ Honda engineers!!
My $23.000 Honda CR-V had a camera to show the left blind AREA when the turn signal was activated!
The best view ever!

Tx_94vette

I have no confidence in my door mounted mirrors, at any setting, added one of those round convex stick on mirrors. Worth every penny

Vette Jockey

I just keep the top down!

eboggs_jkvl

THat's my solution quite often in a parking lot with SUVs parked all around blocking vision.

Elmer

edspec

Sandyeggo Designs https://www.sandyeggodesigns.com/pro...r-for-corvette/ sells a convex mirror set the sticks over both side mirrors. these plus correct adjustment of your mirrors should mittigate just all of your blind spot issues, it did mine. Thet stick over you mirrors with the included 3m tape and stick! get them on right the first time or else lol. Ive had them on for ova 3 years now and no problems

miami08VETTE

For those commenting about what GM should have done with this situation keep in mind how far back the development of the C7 was. Being introduced in 2014, the C7 design concept was probably being done as soon as the C6 rolled out. Manufacturers need to commit to a final design probably 12 months or so before first production starts. Cost factors also come into play as 11th hour feature additions sometimes require lots of rework. Adding new features during the production life cycle is also limited due to cost. Not saying GM couldn't have done better but we don't have a 6-figure exotic either in the Corvette... All this is just my humble opinion... YMMV