Originally Posted by HowAboutThis
Some people are open minded and don't realize there's a better way until they try it. Some people are closed minded. It's amazing what a person can learn if they're open minded to hearing ideas and trying things. I mean AAA agrees with me. But I'm probably wrong.
No you're not wrong. My better half simply refuses to trust her mirrors so each side mirror looks down the side of her car and consequently she created this huge blind spot which requires her to perform a 90 degree + turn of the head every time she changes lanes in either direction. Annoying is an understatement.
Trust your mirrors people !!!
Note: For those of you who want to set your mirrors correctly (fine tuning maybe req'd) this is how it's done. Left Mirror: While sitting in driver seat place your head almost against the driver side window looking at the mirror. Adjust the mirror so that you can just barely view the side of your vehicle. Right Mirror: Lean your head over to the center of the vehicle (in line with rear view mirror) and while looking at the right mirror adjust it so you barely see that side of your vehicle. You may have to adjust the vertical angle of the mirrors based on vehicle height. Congratulations, you've essentially erased the blind spots. If you don't believe me just have someone walk around the rear of your vehicle. Now you only have to glance to your left or right rather than perform the head swivel,
The biggest adjustment people have is that they've been condition to only use the mirror to view what's immediately behind them but the reality is that they can also see what's to the left and right. Furthermore it's the location of the vehicle in your rear view mirror which dictates there's sufficient distance to move into that lane, the side mirror is used to make sure there are no cars next to you.
Some people are open minded and don't realize there's a better way until they try it. Some people are closed minded. It's amazing what a person can learn if they're open minded to hearing ideas and trying things. I mean AAA agrees with me. But I'm probably wrong.
No you're not wrong. My better half simply refuses to trust her mirrors so each side mirror looks down the side of her car and consequently she created this huge blind spot which requires her to perform a 90 degree + turn of the head every time she changes lanes in either direction. Annoying is an understatement.
Trust your mirrors people !!!
Note: For those of you who want to set your mirrors correctly (fine tuning maybe req'd) this is how it's done. Left Mirror: While sitting in driver seat place your head almost against the driver side window looking at the mirror. Adjust the mirror so that you can just barely view the side of your vehicle. Right Mirror: Lean your head over to the center of the vehicle (in line with rear view mirror) and while looking at the right mirror adjust it so you barely see that side of your vehicle. You may have to adjust the vertical angle of the mirrors based on vehicle height. Congratulations, you've essentially erased the blind spots. If you don't believe me just have someone walk around the rear of your vehicle. Now you only have to glance to your left or right rather than perform the head swivel,
The biggest adjustment people have is that they've been condition to only use the mirror to view what's immediately behind them but the reality is that they can also see what's to the left and right. Furthermore it's the location of the vehicle in your rear view mirror which dictates there's sufficient distance to move into that lane, the side mirror is used to make sure there are no cars next to you.
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