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I saw this mentioned in another thread, and did a search to see if it had been discussed before.
Until a few years back, I just set my rearviews for whatever looked right and didn't think much of it. Then I was shown how to properly set them for the maximum benefit, of either seeing traffic, or a goblin approaching you from the back.
The actual rearview mirror is easy, from your driving position, set it so that you can see out the rear window.
For the sideviews we're going to do something a bit different. Again from the driving position, tilt your head against the side window, and adjust the mirror so that you can just barely see the side of your vehicle. For the right side mirror, lean a bit to the right and adjust that mirror the same way you did the left.
Now, from the driving position have someone walk from right to left about five feet behind the vehicle. You should not lose sight of them from the time they start to cross, until they reach the limit of the left mirror.
Make small adjustments to tighten up or widen your field of view without creating any blind spots. In traffic you will notice that that blind spot beside your car, where people just love to sit, and then act surprised when you go to change lanes into them, has disappeared.
Hope this helps, I didn't know this until t was demonstrated to me, and I have found the information very useful.
Until a few years back, I just set my rearviews for whatever looked right and didn't think much of it. Then I was shown how to properly set them for the maximum benefit, of either seeing traffic, or a goblin approaching you from the back.
The actual rearview mirror is easy, from your driving position, set it so that you can see out the rear window.
For the sideviews we're going to do something a bit different. Again from the driving position, tilt your head against the side window, and adjust the mirror so that you can just barely see the side of your vehicle. For the right side mirror, lean a bit to the right and adjust that mirror the same way you did the left.
Now, from the driving position have someone walk from right to left about five feet behind the vehicle. You should not lose sight of them from the time they start to cross, until they reach the limit of the left mirror.
Make small adjustments to tighten up or widen your field of view without creating any blind spots. In traffic you will notice that that blind spot beside your car, where people just love to sit, and then act surprised when you go to change lanes into them, has disappeared.
Hope this helps, I didn't know this until t was demonstrated to me, and I have found the information very useful.