Interesting link regarding mirror adjustment

[Cheeseheadbob]

Hey folks, I found this link over at the Subie site I frequent. Before I read the information and looked at the pictures, I thought I know a bunch about how to adjust my mirrors. Well, I was wrong. This morning, I adjusted my mirrors, and... holy crap, what a difference. It was a vast improvement over how I previously saw the cars around me, especially since I drive on congested 8, and sometimes 10 lane highways, all the way into work.

Thanks for letting me share...:D

http://www.linquist.net/motorsports/tech/mirrors/

[Ozark Marauder]

I read the article, quite good, But what about just using a stick on convex mirror?

Ford makes these, I wonder if they are interchangeable

http://www.autosavant.com/2008/08/08/fords-blind-spot-mirror/

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hQJeBz_Hz7c/SJvXBvxDrBI/AAAAAAAABKg/XfIEMArX5sU/s400/062798b.jpg

OZ

[SC Cheesehead]

I've used a similar technique over the years, good info, thanks for posting!

[Cheeseheadbob]

I pulled the link from a thread started by someone who was asking about using convex mirrors and their effectiveness, and someone decided to drop this article in.
I read the article, quite good, But what about just using a stick on convex mirror?

Ford makes these, I wonder if they are interchangeable

http://www.autosavant.com/2008/08/08/fords-blind-spot-mirror/

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hQJeBz_Hz7c/SJvXBvxDrBI/AAAAAAAABKg/XfIEMArX5sU/s400/062798b.jpg

OZ

[Bluerauder]

I never use my mirrors. ;) Just put the blinker on (or not) and Yell "Good Luck Everybody Else" and change lanes whenever I want. It works. Sometimes not. I learned this technique in Northern Virginia. :P

[SC Cheesehead]

I never use my mirrors. ;) Just put the blinker on (or not) and Yell "Good Luck Everybody Else" and change lanes whenever I want. It works. Sometimes not. I learned this technique in Qatar. :P


Fixed, Charlie.... :D

[Ozark Marauder]

I never use my mirrors. ;) Just put the blinker on (or not) and Yell "Good Luck Everybody Else" and change lanes whenever I want. It works. Sometimes not. I learned this technique in Northern Virginia. :P

The ACRONYM of the phrase cracked me up..GLEE.

:lol:

OZ

[Blk04MM]

I never use my mirrors. ;) Just put the blinker on (or not) and Yell "Good Luck Everybody Else" and change lanes whenever I want. It works. Sometimes not. I learned this technique in Northern Virginia. :P

That plus 100mph is typical Miami/south fla traffic

[RoyLPita]

I learned how to here:

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/how-to-adjust-your-mirrors-to-avoid-blind-spots

[Mr. Man]

I adjust mine so I can just barely see my car in each of the side mirrors. It gives me a reference point. Interior mirror is angled so it sees more of the passenger side but I can still see what is behind me.

For me the secret to mirror adjustment isn't how they are adjusted(w/in reason) but how often you look into them. Some people only look into their mirrors when they want to make a move and that's not good driving. I give my mirrors a quick scan every few seconds so I know what is around me so that if I need to make an emergency move I know where I can go.

[Bluerauder]

I give my mirrors a quick scan every few seconds so I know what is around me so that if I need to make an emergency move I know where I can go.

+1 I do the exact same. It is called situational awareness. Not just to the front but all around .... rear and sides too. I need the reference point too to serve as an adjustment check. When they are pointed out into the lane as the "proper" adjustment shows, I would never feel comfortable about the adjustment or where I was looking. It may be the proper way, but I gotta have confidence in the adjustment. I always look left (or right) before changing lanes anyway.

[Mebot]

I never use my mirrors. ;) Just put the blinker on (or not) and Yell "Good Luck Everybody Else" and change lanes whenever I want. It works. Sometimes not. I learned this technique in Northern Virginia. :P

I laughed hard at this. maybe because I'm a northern virginia driver too. but it's solid truth

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[Bluerauder]

I laughed hard at this. maybe because I'm a northern virginia driver too. but it's solid truth.

Learned it here too .... ;)

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[MyBlackBeasts]

Hey folks, I found this link over at the Subie site I frequent. Before I read the information and looked at the pictures, I thought I know a bunch about how to adjust my mirrors. Well, I was wrong. This morning, I adjusted my mirrors, and... holy crap, what a difference. It was a vast improvement over how I previously saw the cars around me, especially since I drive on congested 8, and sometimes 10 lane highways, all the way into work.

Thanks for letting me share...:D

http://www.linquist.net/motorsports/tech/mirrors/

Yep, this is how a professionally trained driver is taught to adjust mirrors.

They teach you that you should not see any of the semi-trailer in the side view mirrors. Then when you adjust the convex mirror this way also the combo gives you an extremely good & wide field of view.

[Joe Walsh]

I adjust mine so I can just barely see my car in each of the side mirrors. It gives me a reference point. Interior mirror is angled so it sees more of the passenger side but I can still see what is behind me.

For me the secret to mirror adjustment isn't how they are adjusted(w/in reason) but how often you look into them. Some people only look into their mirrors when they want to make a move and that's not good driving. I give my mirrors a quick scan every few seconds so I know what is around me so that if I need to make an emergency move I know where I can go.

Yes, yes and yes!
:2thumbs:



+1
I do the exact same.
It is called situational awareness.
Not just to the front but all around .... rear and sides too. I need the reference point too to serve as an adjustment check. When they are pointed out into the lane as the "proper" adjustment shows, I would never feel comfortable about the adjustment or where I was looking. It may be the proper way, but I gotta have confidence in the adjustment. I always look left (or right) before changing lanes anyway....
then punch it and open up a HUGE gap!
There....fixed it for ya' Charlie!

Amen brothers!

Me too!