To make up for the long-ass nose, there are guide rods with round mirrors attached to the front bumper to more easily maneuver the bus in cities. In normal configurations these 14-meter-long buses ...

The bus driver remained at the scene ... Every driver has had a close call because of those mirrors." The mirror, he says, is out too far, so it leaves a blind spot, the driver told FOX 29.

The victim was on an e-bike heading east on E. 149th St. alongside the bus when the MTA driver turned left onto Brook Ave., striking the cyclist.