Why YSK: The side mirrors on a car are not for looking directly back behind the car. They should be angled out a little from the car to check your blindspots.

  • MuchPineapples@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It kinda baffles me that people would set their mirrors where >10% is their own car. What do they think the point of their mirrors is?

  • linuxgator@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’ve always figured you should have it with just enough of the side of your car to use it as a reference point to know how far away something is from me.

  • eighty@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Good post! It may seem obvious to some but sometimes bad habits get handed down especially from parents/borrowing cars.

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      1 year ago

      Got to admit, I had the sidemirrors closer in to the car before seeing a video like this.

      It made such a difference and also made driving less stressful, because I could now see the blindspot better.

  • kiwifoxtrot@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Thanks for sharing. So many people don’t realize this and leave the side view mirrors where it feels comfortable rather than where it is effective.

  • Pansexual Iguana @lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It seems like the logical thing to do, but when I first started driving I had no idea how the side mirrors had to be adjusted. I eventually decided that I should at least have it angled to see the other lanes for when I wanted to merge. It wasn’t until much later that I learned that the side mirrors could and should be used to check the back of the car as well.

  • Verqix@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s to decrease the blindspots, not fully check them. You should still do over the shoulder checks as well.