Eliminate Your Blind Spot Forever.

uro, quit all the babling, where there any hot chicks in your class ???? did you drop your pencil only to look up chicks dresses ? any fake cans in class ? did you score with the teacher ?? did you get spanked for being a naughty boy ?? did you have to stand in the corner ? because you were a naughty boy ????

 

mr. kitty fish sticks in school -----------
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Hey John, stop being mean to ole Uro! You're spoiling his valuable message here!

Actually, I'm not kidding. What he's saying is true and most drivers need to learn this stuff. Sedan racers already understand this, but most people have been taught this $hitty outdated material from the 50s. Remember 10 and 2? That went out in the 50s, too.

 

i thought kitty was just killing time out of his retirement. my bad.
ps, that pic really is kittyfishsticks in class.

 

AW MAN! That pic would have made This Post so much funnier.

 

damn it .......... to late .......

 

Actually nice post - and something I preach to whomever car I am in.

I got mine from the Porche Driving school back in the early 90's.

Technically - you should not be able to see the back of your car in either mirror.

To test positioning - while driving on a 3 lane highway (for example) - you should be able to fully track a car coming from any lane - first in your rearview, second in your side mirror - when the car leaves the side mirror it should be directly in your vision just to your left or right (depending on which lane you are tracking.)

Once you are used to it - you cannot drive any other way.

I think my instructors words were - why do you need to see the back of your car?... You know where it is - it is the other cars which you don't know where they are.

 

On my 328, the passenger mirror is not convex -- unlike dang near everything else out there.

I've had it positioned much farther 'out' since I bought the car. Feels strange at first, because the reference position of the rear quarter isn't visible. I don't have a blind spot.

 

Franco: And now my friend, the first-a rule of Italian driving.
[Franco rips off his rear-view mirror and throws it out of the car]
Franco: What's-a behind me is not important.

But, if you had a Ferrari, you'd already know that

 

I've been driving like that for years. It's a way to maximize situation awareness on the road.

 

What I do is with the car parked, make it so there is no overlap between the 3 mirrors. Each one picks up exactly where the other one is left off. For example, looking at an big sign with the rearview, pick up the letters/graphic where it cuts off with both the right and left mirrors. This pretty much eliminates the blindspots. I get so used to it that I HATE driving without my mirrors like this.

It really makes me uncomfortable in other's cars and annoys the hell out of me when people drive my car and mess with them.

 

I was told the same thing, but with the right mirror too. Lean your head near the center of the car and have someone adjust the right mirror so you can see a sliver of your vehicle. Then sit back in your seat normally. Has the same affect on the right side too.

Just my $.015

 

I'm still confused, probably cause I've taken that "have a glass of wine everyday" advice too seriously.....can someone just explain this to me in simple terms? Put my head where and adjust the mirrors how????

 

This is all fine and dandy, gents, but is there any method to prevent wet spots?

 

Don't abstain from sex for longer then 3 days and don't look at hot woman within 10 minutes from snapping one off?

 

It did!? Someone update me

 

LOL! spoken like JL

 

Steve, the way I understand it is that in the drivers seat, tilt your head to the left so that it almost touches the window. Adjust your mirror so that you cannot see the side of your car. This is the proper mirror adjustment. For the passenger side mirror, tilt your head the same distance to the right and adjust your passenger mirror in the same fashion. This should eliminate the blind spot. If your mirrors are properly set then anything not in your rearview mirror should be located in the side mirrors. If a car is beside you and not in your side mirrors, then it should be directly beside you out of your blind spot.

Like I said, just the way I understand it. I've been using this method for years and it has saved me on more than one occasion - now I wish I could convince my friends/family to follow suit.

Andrew

 

I added one of those stick-on convex mirrors to my passenger side mirror, sorry. I use traffic to adjust my mirrors, when I first get a vehicle. I live near the interstate, so I will go out there when it is bumper to bumper traffic and drive from "my exit" to the one a mile away in my same town. When traffic is moving 2mph, it gives me an opportunity to rotate my head, locate a vehicle two cars behind and one lane to the right of me and to adjust as I allow him to catch up. Anytime I find myself stuck in traffic I use the opportunity to check my mirrors' adjustment.

 

Uro,

if yo usearch, a myself and a few others have been trying to push people to use this method for years. It really does work (althogh one shoul dnever get out of the habit of checking over your shoulder, and nothing is a substitute for situational awareness), and will make you a safer driver.

--Dan

 

Ever make a right turn lane change in a TR? You'll know what I mean.

Those mini convex mirrors work wonders. They look stupid as can be, but are a good 'secondary' safe measure in veiwing blind spots.

 

Re-adjusted the mirrors to URO settings this AM.

After about 30 minutes, got used to it.

BIG IMPROVEMENT. I was drving like a lane switching maniac within the 1st half hour.

Who knows, tomorrow, if I drive AFTER THE SUN COMES UP, it may work even better.

DM

 

You don't need to move your head anywhere to do this. Sit like you normally would and drive slowly through a parking lot. When an object leaves your windshield mounted mirror, it should then be picked up by your door mounted mirror. If you can see the object in both mirrors at the same time, move the door mirror further out.

 

Readjusted my mirrors yesterday and them proceeded to drive over 110 miles... After about 20, I completely got used to it. Before I had to turn my head all the time because of the huge blind spot on my car. Now, if there is a car there, it shows smack in the middle of my door mirror. I still do an over the shoulder from time to time but not as often. It works great!