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#18 of 21 Setting the Mirrors!!! by tramky Jun 12, 2007 (7:05 pm)
I hate to sound harsh about this, but rollbar's wife is a dangerous driver because of the way she sets the mirrors. It is ABSOLUTELY WRONG to set the sideview mirrors so that the driver can see the sides of the vehicle in them. Unfortunately she is not alone; millions of drivers in the U.S. do exactly the same thing. This originated from decades ago when, to be frank, care was NOT taken in teaching people how to set up a vehicle for driving. But in the case of setting mirrors, it did NOT make sense then and it does not make sense now. If you can yourself in the mirrors, then you are NOT able to see the other guy. It's just common sense and thinking for 2 seconds beyond the normal thought given to driving & safety by most people.   The sideview mirrors should be set as follows:   looking in the rearview mirror, as an overtaking vehicle's bumper just leaves the view of the rearview mirror, it should just be coming into view of the sideview mirror on the side that is being overtaken (passed). This should be the setting for both left & right side view mirrors. When set properly, the sides of the vehicle being driven are NOT visible in either sideview mirror.   I've heard it said that it should be absolutely unnecessary for a driver to swivel his/her head around in order to see what is beside or behind the vehicle being driven--everything should be visible in the mirrors when properly set. Replies to this message: steve_ (Jun 13, 2007 8:43 am) gypsyjon (Jun 29, 2007 2:10 pm) steve_ (Jun 29, 2007 5:44 pm)
#19 of 21 Re: Setting the Mirrors!!! [tramky] by steve_ HOST Jun 13, 2007 (8:43 am)
Replying to: tramky (Jun 12, 2007 7:05 pm) Eliminating Blind Spots   The Zen of Adjusting Your Side Mirrors Replies to this message: gypsyjon (Jun 29, 2007 2:10 pm) steve_ (Jun 29, 2007 5:44 pm)
#20 of 21 Re: Setting the Mirrors!!! [steve_] by gypsyjon Jun 29, 2007 (2:10 pm)
Replying to: steve_ (Jun 13, 2007 8:43 am) Steve   It could be me...nonetheless, these links do not seem to work Replies to this message: steve_ (Jun 29, 2007 5:44 pm)
#21 of 21 Re: Setting the Mirrors!!! [gypsyjon] by steve_ HOST Jun 29, 2007 (5:44 pm)
Replying to: gypsyjon (Jun 29, 2007 2:10 pm) It's you.   Seriously, a few people do have problems getting to the CarSpace links for some reason.   Try going to the Guides tab at the top and then you can drill down to the mirror adjustment blurbs that way. The easiest way find them there is to hit View All under the Driving and Safety section.

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