[dd74]

No. In the Porsche, I avoid looking over my shoulder. In my Mountaineer it's a much different story because of its height.

For one I think it's HIGHLY dangerous to take your eyes for one second off the front of the car - this is the reason for rear view mirrors. I rarely, if at all, look over my shoulder to the right, and never do it when looking over my left shoulder. It's more likely, at least in rush hour traffic, that you will rear-end the car in front of you as people are so sudden to brake while in traffic.

The Mountaineer is, of all things, harder to see out of than the Porsche. It's high, has huge pillars - particularly A pillars, and overall has a poor ergonomic design for sight. By far for outward vision, the Porsche is the best car I've been in. Hondas are a close second because of their large windshields.

Anyway, I think looking over the shoulder is the easiest way to get into an accident. If one feels in peril to make a lane change and feels the only way to do it safely is to look over their shoulder, they're probably better off waiting until the lanes beside them are clear before instead taking their eyes off the front end.