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YACT: How do set your side mirror?

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Now to the mirrors. Maybe I will catch flak for this, but almost ALL of you drive with your mirrors in what I think of as "High School Driver's Ed" position. The way you adjust the mirrors in HSDE position is you sit in the driver's seat with your head in natural driving position, then adjust each mirror until you can see the side of the car. While this may have been useful in the days of 30-foot land yacht Chevy Impalas, it leaves gargantuan blind spots on both sides of the car. With the side mirror's in HSDE position, you can see the sides of your own car, and an exact duplicate of what you can see in your inside rear view mirror. Not very helpful.

Instead, do this for a better aiming strategy. Lean your head over to near the edge of the driver's door, so your face is near the window. THEN aim the left side mirror so you can see the side of your car. Now lean your head until it's exactly over the center line of the car (over your hand brake). Repeat the aiming with the passenger side mirror. You will now have a nice panorama from the driver's seat where the side mirrors will augment the inside mirrors, virtually eliminating blind spots.
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I think it is inspiring. I had two close-sidewipe experience when I changed lanes because of the blindspot. now I am trying to get used to the new setting. no more blind spot.
 
Good advice. However, most drivers I've seen don't even look at the mirrors, so adjusting them is probably pointless.

Speaking of mirrors, no matter how they are adjusted, R6 mirrors are terrible. But then again, most motorcycle mirrors seem largely cosmetic. Thats why, in all motor vehicles, head checks are vital before changing lanes.
 

That's what I do. I'm not sure why they don't teach this in driving school. You don't have to turn your head anymore if you do this.
 
left side mirror is aimed so I can see cars in my blindspot (though I still turn my head and look).

right side is aimed down for parking. I have no vision in my right eye, so it's not a mirror I would use while driving. but it's nice when I want to make sure I'm not too car from the curb.
 
that's exactly how i set mine up...someone actually posted the link to how to do it here, and i started using it...it takes a little getting used to, but after the learning curve it's a lot better
 
I don't know what every one is doing but I adjust my mirrors the the rear view sees the back and the side view sees the blind spots. So cars move from my rear view to side view. Half the car can be seen in my rear view and the other half in the side view when they are adjusted right.
 
I've been setting them like that since I had my learner's permit. My parents have sent them like that since they had their learner's permits. My mother's father was a trucker and taught her to set the mirrors properly (i.e. to eliminate blind spots) and my father's father was just a good driver and knew to set them to eliminate blind spots.

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well, i dont have a rearview mirror since im too lazy to get the glue (it fell off some months ago) so i think my "side viewing" mirror is alright. also, a little tip to avoide swide swipes is to CHECK YOUR BLIND SPOTS MANUALLY
 
I think I can see the sides of my car..I'd have to look again to be sure. 😛

I typically turn my head to check my blind spots, though..not a big fan of the mirror-only thing.
 
if your mirror is adjusted properly, you will see a car clearly in your blind spot from the sideview mirror through your peripheral vision
 
You are supposed to turn your head and look before you change lanes. Make sure to hit the car next time. If at first you fail, try try again.
 
Originally posted by: Tommy2000GT
if your mirror is adjusted properly, you will see a car clearly in your blind spot from the sideview mirror through your peripheral vision
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Then it isn't a blind sopt now is it?
 
I set my mirrors by having someone stand behind the vehicle so that I can see them in my rear-view mirror. I then have them move off to the side until I can no longer see them in the rear mirror. Then I adjust the side mirrors until I can again see them. So any vehicle should always be visible in one of my mirrors...
 
Originally posted by: EULA
I set my mirrors by having someone stand behind the vehicle so that I can see them in my rear-view mirror. I then have them move off to the side until I can no longer see them in the rear mirror. Then I adjust the side mirrors until I can again see them. So any vehicle should always be visible in one of my mirrors...
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hm. not too feasible if the drivers of the same car switch often. case for me.

ususally i just adjust the mirror so i can see the side of my car, then swing them slightly outward.
 
i set it so that i can see the side of my car slightly on both left and right mirror. - so i can tell where the cars are in the mirror...there are prob blind spots but usually it's not that hard to turn left to do a quick check.
 
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