Construction of a new Stoney Trail bridge over the Bow River at Bowness Park in Calgary.
Twinning
15 Tuesday Sep 2020
Posted in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban
Tag Archives: highway
Highway junction
04 Saturday Jul 2020
Posted in Arizona, photography, random, rural, Travel
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arizona, clouds, highway, landscape, Las Vegas, Nevada, photography, Travel, U.S.A., United States
Snapped this scene through the window of a bus back in December, while I was making may way from Phoenix to Las Vegas.
(On a technical note: I wonder if the speed of our vehicle created some kind of rolling shutter artifact in this picture, as I’m not certain the sign in the foreground was quite so slanted in real life.)
No passing zone ahead
11 Saturday Feb 2017
‘Eliminate’ your car’s blind spot
22 Friday Aug 2008
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automobile, automotive, blind spot, calgary sun, car, column, driving, highway, insurance
A friendly Sun reader, reacting to a recent column about questionable highway driving, provided this link from an insurance company.
http://www.canadiandirect.com/Auto/Safe_Driving_Tips/Blind_Spots.aspx
The site explains how to optimally position your rear-view and side mirror such that blind spots are eliminated. The author states emphatically “I don’t believe in ‘blind spots.'”
I gave his instructions a try. It turns out my mirrors were already positioned as described — and the blind spot is still there, although it’s very, very slight.
If you drive, why don’t you give it a try. It might improve the field of view of your car mirrors.
Ricky Leong 