What about mirrors? @ai6yr asks:
Q7. Question for the #BikeTooter community: I've been trying to switch from driving to bicycling, and keep wishing I had a rear view mirror (as a speeding SUV comes rushing past my left side...)... thoughts on mirrors for bicycles? Yay? Nay? If Yay, what kinds would you recommend?
A7. Not sure if I agree with this, but I remember as a teenager buying my first (overpriced*) bike and asking a shop employee about having a mirror. He said something about how if you have to look somewhere else to see behind you, it's not too different than turning your head.
I've tried the glasses mirror before and didn't find it too useful because it seemed to move around too much. I also had a mirror that mounted to the end of the handlebar, and didn't find that too useful either. But I've been on rides where one person with the helmet/glasses mirror was also the first to be able to call out "car-back" so it seems like some people have it dialed in.
*I don't think I've bought a more expensive bike since
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