Adjusting side view mirrors
Our local news station ran This story on how to properly adjust your vehicles mirrors a few days ago. I thought it was worth the share. Thanks! Jeremiah
Forum Discussion
With many vehicles coming with convex mirrors and adding a 1.5" convex mirror costing less than $5 to an existing mirror I don't think it is the best way. Why not have a reference point if you already don't have any blind spots?
For quick looking one needs a frame of reference because without it you do not know exactly where something is at. You may know that it is in your blind spot but not exactly where.
IME, based on being a driver and a passenger, the best setup is to have the main mirror just barely show the vehicle with your head in its normal position and to have convex mirrors for blind spots. I have covex mirrors on all 3 of my vehicles (only 1 is OEM) and there are no blind spots for the adjasent lanes even when the tow mirrors are up and I am over 50' long. I can see a vehicle enter the space beside me on either side and before it leaves the mirror I can see it out my drivers or passengar window. The benefit to seeing the side (just an inch or two) of my vehicle is that it gives an instant refernece point. I don't have to move my head around or think about it, there is no unknown and my concentration is back on the road ahead.
Yes I have tried it and I know people that use it. I am not in the least bit impressed by the reccommendation. People that use the method, IME, do not really know what is going on in the lanes beside them and are often spending too much time moving their head around and looking out the side versus focusing on the road ahead.
While towing the ability to see the trailer, and it's tires on corners, is another added bonus.
YMMV.
For quick looking one needs a frame of reference because without it you do not know exactly where something is at. You may know that it is in your blind spot but not exactly where.
IME, based on being a driver and a passenger, the best setup is to have the main mirror just barely show the vehicle with your head in its normal position and to have convex mirrors for blind spots. I have covex mirrors on all 3 of my vehicles (only 1 is OEM) and there are no blind spots for the adjasent lanes even when the tow mirrors are up and I am over 50' long. I can see a vehicle enter the space beside me on either side and before it leaves the mirror I can see it out my drivers or passengar window. The benefit to seeing the side (just an inch or two) of my vehicle is that it gives an instant refernece point. I don't have to move my head around or think about it, there is no unknown and my concentration is back on the road ahead.
Yes I have tried it and I know people that use it. I am not in the least bit impressed by the reccommendation. People that use the method, IME, do not really know what is going on in the lanes beside them and are often spending too much time moving their head around and looking out the side versus focusing on the road ahead.
While towing the ability to see the trailer, and it's tires on corners, is another added bonus.
YMMV.
