Rear View Mirrors/close View, Blind Spot

[Jim_Scoggins]

Another look going across the James river.

[Jon Wehrenberg]

Those Velvac mirrors lack the smooth look of the Crapco mirrors with the failing chrome finish, but because of the construction of the Velvac mirrors and the ability to mount generous sized convex mirrors to the main mirror housing they provided very good all around visibility.

I would replace my Crapco mirrors in a heartbeat (even though they are adjustable with the push of a button) with Velvac if they were available in a polished stainless steel or aluminum. They would not be as pretty, the smaller mirrors would not be as nicely integrated into the unit, but I could see the lanes on both sides of the bus, the full length of the bus plus some of the second lane over to the right. I never had any doubt the adjacent lane was clear when making a lane change. Unlike a TV which would also be nice there was no chance of a failure.