Look over the shoulder

With the shoulder view the look of is the driver meant over his shoulder to the following traffic, located in the so-called blind spot is, before turning or strip change to be recognized. This view serves as a safeguard, since the side or ( wide-angle ) exterior mirrors of the vehicle usually do not completely depict the blind spot.

Web links

• Andreas Wismann: Look over the shoulder, outside mirror / ¦ \ FAHRTIPPS.DE. Retrieved on July 3, 2018 (German). 
• Ralf Beelitz: Look over the shoulder. motorroller-info.de. Retrieved July 3, 2018 . 
• General German Bicycle Club eV: ADFC traffic safety for cyclists - tips on correct behavior, part 4 . In: ADFC . ( adfc.de [accessed July 3, 2018]).