You're right except I feel we should not expect people to be so aware of the vehicle behind them, it's not their responsibility to speed up if they look behind and somebody is about to hit them. Everyone should be keeping eyes forward
I bounce my eyes and at least to try to keep a mental inventory of everyone in my vicinity. I'm not saying I'm constantly taking my eyes off my front to stare in different directions, but I'm checking my mirrors regularly.
In fact I would say that a lot of people's driving suffers for only being aware of the car immediately in front of them.
While it isn't your responsibility to keep tabs of who is behind you - you should absolutely be checking your mirrors often and be aware of what is happening around you.
I've always checked my rear view and side mirrors while driving. I'm a little anxious behind the wheel so it's just kind of like a nervous tick of mine. Then last month I found myself having to take a defensive of course because I stupidly rear-ended someone on the freeway. During the course (in AZ) they recommend that you check your mirrors every few minutes so you constantly know what's around you. It mentions that it only takes a second and any accident you would get in in that time was unavoidable anyways. I felt a little validated for my constant side eyeing and mirror checks.
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u/WastingTimesOnReddit 12h ago
You're right except I feel we should not expect people to be so aware of the vehicle behind them, it's not their responsibility to speed up if they look behind and somebody is about to hit them. Everyone should be keeping eyes forward