# No more blind spots?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-more-blind-spots/151931>\
**Category:** Safety\
**Created:** [November 1, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-more-blind-spots/151931 "2019-11-01T12:48:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-more-blind-spots/151931/1 "2019-11-01T12:48:58Z")

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A teenage girl has devised a fairly simple technology for eliminating blind spots in cars!

> **[Teen girl invents simple, yet innovative way to remove blind spots in cars](https://mashable.com/article/blind-spot-invention-teen-girl-broadcom/)**
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> Filling in the missing information.

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**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-more-blind-spots/151931/2 "2019-11-01T13:07:20Z")

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That is so cool. The next step could be to have this at 360 degrees. Through the doors and rear as well. But there is such a thing as too much stuff to maintain.

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**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-more-blind-spots/151931/3 "2019-11-07T18:03:33Z")

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Problem is, this is not new technology. I recalled seeing something similar and lo and behold- here’s something from back in 2014-

> **[Land Rover X-ray vision sees through the car's hood when off-roading,...](https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/180377-land-rover-x-ray-vision-sees-through-the-cars-hood-when-off-roading-hill-climbing)**
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> Take a front-mounted camera. Remap the view to the driver's line of vision, then project it through an HUD to make the hood seem transparent.

I think it is GM that is now advertising the see through your trailer feature which utilizes a camera on the back of the trailer.

I give her credit for the exercise and follow through but it isn’t a novel idea…

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-more-blind-spots/151931/4 "2019-11-07T18:09:39Z")

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You know what else doesn’t have blind spots? A motorcycle.

I’m just sayin’.

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**Author:** ![sgtrock21](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sgtrock21/32/246_2.png) [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-more-blind-spots/151931/5 "2019-11-07T18:19:22Z")

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But they seem to be invisible to idiot drivers!

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-more-blind-spots/151931/6 "2019-11-07T18:27:57Z")

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Not if you wear bright colors, like I do.

It comes as no surprise to me that people who ride dark-colored motorcycles and wear dark-colored gear are hard to see. Sure, they look cool and all, but chrome, red paint, and retroreflective colors on a riding jacket give you an edge.

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 10:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-more-blind-spots/151931/7 "2019-11-08T10:07:20Z")

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Winning money for what amounts to basically duplicating existing technology. I guess it’s really true, everyone gets a prize.

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-more-blind-spots/151931/8 "2019-11-07T15:15:49Z")

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Good for her. I love these school science competitions.Which they had them when I was a kid.

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-more-blind-spots/151931/9 "2019-11-08T13:40:12Z")

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being a car buyer/seller requires me to buy parts.  
the internet is so nice to instantly find stuff for sale and compare prices.  
wish i had it when i was 20 and wrenching all the time.  
and google anything? to see if anyone else has already done your idea?

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-more-blind-spots/151931/10 "2019-11-08T17:56:12Z")

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When I rode, I wore a white helmet and a bright orange Honda jacket with reflective strips in pleats at the shoulders. The headlight was on. Still people didn’t see me. Maybe more people saw me, but some people don’t see anything but vehicles with four or more wheels.
