Question

What are blind spots? How can you help prevent an accident due to a blind spot?

Answer 1

sounds like a driving question?

blind spots are areas around the car that cannot be seen from the car, due to the vehicle blocking the way, combined with the limited span of human vision.

Answer 2

to avoid accidents, you should have a general idea of where blind spots are relative to the vehicle, and avoid spending unnecessary time in them. this is especially a problem when you are driving behind long vehicles like trucks, which have large blind spot areas

Answer 3

to avoid hitting somebody else who might be in your blind spot, you should adjust your mirrors so you can see your blind spot better

Answer 4

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Blindspot_three_cars_illus.svg/528px-Blindspot_three_cars_illus.svg.png

example of blind spots (the yellow zones are areas where the blue car can see; the red car is within the blind spot