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Used to use a Wink five panel mirror back in the oval track days. There were absolutely no blind spots with a five panel. It had a 180 degree field of vision so you could see everything from the front doors back.
If you are only looking in your mirror before you change lanes you are not seeing the whole picture. The side blind spot isn't between the mirror and the car...it's on the outside of the mirror's view back. I've had cars get in just the right place next to me and I'd never know they were there unless I turned my head to the side and looked.
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Originally Posted by getmeoutofhere
I am always amazed when I get in a demo and look at the sideview mirrors and see it 80% filled with the side of the car.
Granted this will not eliminate all blind spots, but it does help. I worked for one of the major foreign OEM's here in the states as a design engineer on door mirrors. And even we were told not to adjust them in this manor since the majority of drivers aren't used to it. They also wanted the Blind spot detection system to be in the center nav. screen....nothing going to change lanes and having to look right at the center of your IP then back to the left at your mirror before changing lanes.
Now I also drive a 3/4 ton truck and tow a 26' enclosed trailer, and to keep an eye on the trailer you have to have the mirrors adjusted so you can see part of the truck, and also need them like that for backing the trailer up. In my car though, they are adjusted in the way the link say's.
The basic tenet is, if you can see your car in the mirrors, your mirrors aren't adjusted properly. I know many people that feel they need to see the side of their car in the mirrors, then complain that they can't see cars in their quarter views.
Yes, I pretty much agree, which is what I learned in AAA class. I just make them slightly overlap. However, there are always blind spots, so you have to be alert, especially with the small cars and motorcycles out there. I personally avoid add-on devices, because then I wouldn't be able to easily drive a rental car or other vehicles.
I'm guessing you are about 6 foot tall, give or take. Pretend you're 5 foot or 5 foot 2....
No, that I understand. But when it's the same view and I don't have to move the seat...
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