Rant: vehicle mirror positioning

[obucard]

I read it on Cracked.

[IMADreamer]

Oh man am I going to sound like a douche here but the solution is to get an AMG Mercedes. Everyone gets separate keys and when you sit in the drivers seat everything adjust to your liking. My favorite feature of any car I've had.

[Valpo Cardinal Fan]

I remember one time my blind friend was driving and I said "how do you adjust your mirrors to cover your blind spot?"

He just looked straight ahead with a big smirk on his face. He said "I don't know. You're the idiot who is letting a blind guy drive."

[stlouie_lipp]

I once drove down to Myrtle Beach for a golf trip with a cop. The first thing he did when he took over driving was adjust my mirrors to find the blind spots. It took a little getting used to driving with them positioned like that, but it by far the safest way to drive.

[lukethedrifter]

[StL Dan]

Perfect illustration.

[Socnorb11]

For me, it's just a matter of feeling more "comfortable" when I can see the side of my car in the mirror. It helps me gauge orientation of everything else around me. The blind spot is really a fairly small area anyway.......... I think you're normally going to be able to scope out that area, even with the mirror showing the side of your car.

[cardinalkarp]

I tried it this morning...it's a bit awkward & will take a little getting used to.

[StL Dan]

For me, it's just a matter of feeling more "comfortable" when I can see the side of my car in the mirror. It helps me gauge orientation of everything else around me. The blind spot is really a fairly small area anyway.......... I think you're normally going to be able to scope out that area, even with the mirror showing the side of your car.

[StL Dan]

I tried it this morning...it's a bit awkward & will take a little getting used to.

I remember that feeling. It boils down to being able to trust what is and isn't in your mirror(s). Probably why my wife would rather take her eyes off the road in front of her so she can turn all the way around to look out the window.