120mph on the A1M what's the damage 822

saying :

Perhaps you shouldn't be driving, then.

I - together, hopefully, with most other drivers - manage to keep a fairly complete mental picture of what's going on all around without any difficulty.

Three mirrors adjusted correctly cover a wide range of "behind". Front door windows cover directly "either side". The windscreen covers "in front".

So that's probably 60% of the circle around the car covered in near-as- dammit immediate view. Most attention is paid to windscreen, with RH door mirror and interior mirror taking slight priority over LH door mirror, but all mirrors get a quick glance every few seconds. 99% of the time, there's very little change over the previous check. The door mirror checks take in the door windows too.

Yes, that's a large blind spot between side and rear, but that's covered by a combination of mirrors-side windows-short term memory, with over-the- shoulder looks if I need a more immediate picture, for lane changing.

And, yes, I can manage that for hours on end. I don't think I'm anything special in that - that's the kind of observation that driving *deserves*. If you drive WITHOUT observing your surroundings, then you should not be driving. It's THAT simple.

It's *really* not that difficult.