Poll: Do you have a blind spot mirror on the driver's side of your vehicle?

[Q]

See poll.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Are you just desperate for new poll topics or what?

 

[sswingle]

No, because I properly position my mirror to not have a blind spot in the first place.

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: sswingle
No, because I properly position my mirror to not have a blind spot in the first place.

I think you're fooling yourself. I don't see how you could move your mirror to completely eliminate a blind spot. Unless you're looking in your mirror and moving around, then sure, you can get better coverage but if you're sitting in a stationary spot and looking at your mirror then you're going to have a blind spot. If all you had to do was adjust your mirror to eliminate a blind spot, why would it be such an issue? I could easily be completely wrong here, I'm in the middle of some studying and am fairly burnt out so I may not really be thinking through this.

 

[Howard]

I don't move my mirrors to eliminate my blind spots because I can't use them as a reference when parking.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: TheVrolok

Originally posted by: sswingle
No, because I properly position my mirror to not have a blind spot in the first place.

I think you're fooling yourself. I don't see how you could move your mirror to completely eliminate a blind spot. Unless you're looking in your mirror and moving around, then sure, you can get better coverage but if you're sitting in a stationary spot and looking at your mirror then you're going to have a blind spot. If all you had to do was adjust your mirror to eliminate a blind spot, why would it be such an issue? I could easily be completely wrong here, I'm in the middle of some studying and am fairly burnt out so I may not really be thinking through this.

It's an issue because most people are taught to adjust their mirrors improperly, so they DO have a blind spot.

I don't know that it works for every car, but you can adjust your mirrors to eliminate or virtually eliminate blind spots. I can watch a car pass from my rear-view mirror to my side mirror, and then pass into my peripheral vision without my ever losing sight of the car. I may not be able to do the same with a person walking beside my car, so I suppose it's more accurate to say that if I have a blind spot it's quite a bit smaller than a car.

 

[JTsyo]

My car is small enough that the blind spot won't fit a car. Motorcycles though can fit but you can usually hear them. We do have the mirrors on my wife's Escape. I'll still look over the shoulder though, just habit.

 

[shortylickens]

I just put a little stick-on dome mirror on both sides of my truck. I most indeed have huge blind spots and am afraid of hitting someone.
Also the fact that people love to hang out in my blind spots and then suddenly accelerate when I use my turn signal.

 

[FoBoT]

no, but my neck turns, about 90 degrees to either side

 

[elmer92413]

Originally posted by: mugs

It's an issue because most people are taught to adjust their mirrors improperly, so they DO have a blind spot.

I don't know that it works for every car, but you can adjust your mirrors to eliminate or virtually eliminate blind spots. I can watch a car pass from my rear-view mirror to my side mirror, and then pass into my peripheral vision without my ever losing sight of the car. I may not be able to do the same with a person walking beside my car, so I suppose it's more accurate to say that if I have a blind spot it's quite a bit smaller than a car.

QFT
I just discovered this a few summers ago and love it! I can't believe that people aren't taught how to do this to begin with. It's just smarter to eliminate potential blind spots then drive with them and have to rely on physically turning your all the way over head to check, which I believe is pretty dangerous itself.

 

[Fenixgoon]

i don't have one of those ridiculous circular mirrors that you stick on top of a regular side view mirror. i have a euro mirror. it's a much better solution than some ridiculous "blind spot warning system" and barely adds any cost.

http://forums.audiworld.com/pi...32631&pictureid=115700

 

[marvdmartian]

Originally posted by: TheVrolok

Originally posted by: sswingle
No, because I properly position my mirror to not have a blind spot in the first place.

I think you're fooling yourself. I don't see how you could move your mirror to completely eliminate a blind spot. Unless you're looking in your mirror and moving around, then sure, you can get better coverage but if you're sitting in a stationary spot and looking at your mirror then you're going to have a blind spot. If all you had to do was adjust your mirror to eliminate a blind spot, why would it be such an issue? I could easily be completely wrong here, I'm in the middle of some studying and am fairly burnt out so I may not really be thinking through this.

The problem is that most people adjust their mirrors to look down the side of their car, and that's not right. If you're sitting in your normal driving position, look in your mirror, and can see the side of your car, you've got it set incorrectly. You want it adjusted out further, so you have to move your head to see closer in to the side of your car.

I have mine adjust so that as traffic coming up from behind is passing out of view of my inside mirror, it's already well in view in one of my side mirrors. And I always check my blind spot anyways, to be safe.

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: TheVrolok

Originally posted by: sswingle
No, because I properly position my mirror to not have a blind spot in the first place.

I think you're fooling yourself. I don't see how you could move your mirror to completely eliminate a blind spot. Unless you're looking in your mirror and moving around, then sure, you can get better coverage but if you're sitting in a stationary spot and looking at your mirror then you're going to have a blind spot. If all you had to do was adjust your mirror to eliminate a blind spot, why would it be such an issue? I could easily be completely wrong here, I'm in the middle of some studying and am fairly burnt out so I may not really be thinking through this.

It's an issue because most people are taught to adjust their mirrors improperly, so they DO have a blind spot.

I don't know that it works for every car, but you can adjust your mirrors to eliminate or virtually eliminate blind spots. I can watch a car pass from my rear-view mirror to my side mirror, and then pass into my peripheral vision without my ever losing sight of the car. I may not be able to do the same with a person walking beside my car, so I suppose it's more accurate to say that if I have a blind spot it's quite a bit smaller than a car.

Ahh.. eliminating the blind spot with use of both the rear view and side mirrors, that I buy. I have my mirrors set up in the same way, I watch the car transition between my rear view and side. I thought he meant by only using a side mirror, which didn't make a whole lot of sense. Fair enough.

 

[chusteczka]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
no, but my neck turns, about 90 degrees to either side

So, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, Mr. Owl?

Tootsie Gallery

 

[bobdole369]

I move my side mirrors out such that I have continuous reflective viewing from inside mirror to side mirrors, and no blind spot at all.

Most people move the mirrors so they can see part of the car, giving a frame of reference. This creates the so-called blind spot. Move em out significantly and you should be able to watch a car go from your inside mirror into your side mirror seamlessly. This means you must adjust your driving to not use the side mirrors except to check the sides.

 

[rh71]

No I have a convex rear-view mirror and can see all sides. You should know your surroundings at all times anyway.

I hate setting the side mirror the way "it's supposed to be" because as you're driving, all the treeline and shops you pass is in your peripheral and that's too distracting.

 

[eplebnista]

No

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: sswingle
No, because I properly position my mirror to not have a blind spot in the first place.

Bingo...most people don't know how to set their mirrors. When you set both your side view mirror and your rear view mirror such that there is a huge overlap of shared coverage you get blind spots.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: marvdmartian

Originally posted by: TheVrolok

Originally posted by: sswingle
No, because I properly position my mirror to not have a blind spot in the first place.

I think you're fooling yourself. I don't see how you could move your mirror to completely eliminate a blind spot. Unless you're looking in your mirror and moving around, then sure, you can get better coverage but if you're sitting in a stationary spot and looking at your mirror then you're going to have a blind spot. If all you had to do was adjust your mirror to eliminate a blind spot, why would it be such an issue? I could easily be completely wrong here, I'm in the middle of some studying and am fairly burnt out so I may not really be thinking through this.

The problem is that most people adjust their mirrors to look down the side of their car, and that's not right. If you're sitting in your normal driving position, look in your mirror, and can see the side of your car, you've got it set incorrectly. You want it adjusted out further, so you have to move your head to see closer in to the side of your car.

I have mine adjust so that as traffic coming up from behind is passing out of view of my inside mirror, it's already well in view in one of my side mirrors. And I always check my blind spot anyways, to be safe.

How does that work backing a trailer into a tight spot?

I have the "blind spot mirror" on both the drivers and passengers side of my truck.

 

[thescreensavers]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
no, but my neck turns, about 90 degrees to either side

this.

 

[thescreensavers]

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: sswingle
No, because I properly position my mirror to not have a blind spot in the first place.

Bingo...most people don't know how to set their mirrors. When you set both your side view mirror and your rear view mirror such that there is a huge overlap of shared coverage you get blind spots.

well I did this in my moms car since she had a back up camera. My mirrors are set so I can see a bit of my car so when I back up I can see shit not the door of the other car. Plus when I need to change lanes I move my head and walla.

 

[rh71]

voila, it's french, look it up.

 

[SparkyJJO]

No, because my mirrors are smaller and the circle things look retarded on smaller mirrors. Besides, my neck works. And I don't have that big of a blind spot anyway.

 

[biggestmuff]

Originally posted by: elmer92413

Originally posted by: mugs

It's an issue because most people are taught to adjust their mirrors improperly, so they DO have a blind spot.

I don't know that it works for every car, but you can adjust your mirrors to eliminate or virtually eliminate blind spots. I can watch a car pass from my rear-view mirror to my side mirror, and then pass into my peripheral vision without my ever losing sight of the car. I may not be able to do the same with a person walking beside my car, so I suppose it's more accurate to say that if I have a blind spot it's quite a bit smaller than a car.

QFT
I just discovered this a few summers ago and love it! I can't believe that people aren't taught how to do this to begin with. It's just smarter to eliminate potential blind spots then drive with them and have to rely on physically turning your all the way over head to check, which I believe is pretty dangerous itself.

Same here. Hell we probably all read the same webpage. I think it was linked in a thread here...or maybe VWVortex.

I was always taught to adjust the mirrors the wrong way. Once I found out the method that mugs described, I haven't had any close calls.

http://www.cartalk.com/content...ors/CarTalkMirrors.pdf

 

[lxskllr]

I use dot mirrors on both sides. The passenger side is more useful, but I like the symmetry of having them on both sides.