Quote Originally Posted by Eden View Post
IMHO rear view mirrors make sense in cars where the can be sufficiently large, there are multiple blind spots and speeds are generally much faster. They don't necessarily work so well for cyclists. Glasses mounted ones tend to not work at all once a person needs readers..
I use the glasses-mounted ones and have no problems (I'm at about 2.00 readers). There are times when I turn my head to look; IMO you should be able to do both. Mirrors definitely help, though they aren't the first thing I would legislate if I were making the rules.