Trusting your mirrors
"Trust your mirrors" - I read that phrase here in a thread about solo RVing. Even when I am just driving my tow vehicle (Dodge RAM 2500 with a shell), I seem to always wish I could see more, of cours...
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philh wrote:rhagfo wrote:
Keep in mind the is your OPINION. I like to just see the very edge of my vehicle for reference.
Opinion, maybe. Professional driving instructors will suggest differently. Once you do this and drive with the mirrors tipped way out... it's a cognitive dissonance moment. I've gotten to the point where I hate even the add on convex mirrors.
If the mirrors are sufficiently adjusted outward, you will see cars in the mirror, or in your peripheral vision. There is no longer a "blind" spot.
It sure seems to me that there is still a blind spot, it's merely moved to a different area. If the mirrors are adjusted wider so you see the lane next to you and not the side of your vehicle, clearly the blind spot is right next to your vehicle; you could, for instance, not be able to see a motorcycle lane splitting.
That's not to say the overall visibility of what you usually need to see is not better, of course, at least on the highway. Maneuvering in close quarters can be a different matter; gauging how close your fuel filler is to the pump without seeing the side of a motorhome (if the fuel tank is halfway towards the back bumper) is pretty difficult.
