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Post by dulcemama on Aug 22, 2014 12:36:14 GMT
do you adjust them so that all you see is road or do you adjust so that you see a little of your vehicle? I know you're supposed to adjust so that you see nothing but road but I have a hard time interpreting what I'm seeing if I do that so I have to be able to see a little sliver of my vehicle for context.
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Post by deshacrafts on Aug 22, 2014 12:39:02 GMT
I adjust mine so I can see the road and a little bit of the car. If I adjust it to just see the road it just feels wrong.
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Post by mcscrapper on Aug 22, 2014 12:40:00 GMT
Mine are set to see a little sliver of my car. I have to have some point of reference too. It is kinda like knowing where your own behind is so you don't go knocking into folks.
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Post by leannec on Aug 22, 2014 12:40:29 GMT
I adjust it to see part of my vehicle as well ...
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Post by melanell on Aug 22, 2014 12:43:18 GMT
I prefer to be able to see a sliver of car. Even adjusting them way allows me to see the entire lane of road in most situations.
I will however adjust my mirrors while driving in some situations. I know of two local on ramps where the angle is such that I have to drastically adjust my left mirror as I approach the highway/expressway to be able to check for traffic already on the road.
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Post by rumplesnat on Aug 22, 2014 12:54:27 GMT
I have to see the side of my vehicle. My depth perception sucks.
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Post by originalvanillabean on Aug 22, 2014 12:56:11 GMT
Always a sliver, couldn't go all road.
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Post by scrappert on Aug 22, 2014 13:03:08 GMT
I see a bit of my car.
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Post by withapea on Aug 22, 2014 13:15:42 GMT
A bit of the car as well.
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Post by smartypants71 on Aug 22, 2014 13:36:55 GMT
I make it so i can see a little bit of my car. Plus I have blind spot detectors
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Post by moodyblue on Aug 22, 2014 13:37:14 GMT
I adjust them while leaning over toward the window. If I do that and adjust so I see a sliver of the car in that position it pretty much eliminates the blind spot. You don't see the side of the car when sitting up straight in the seat, but I'd much rather reduce or eliminate the blind spot than see the side of the car.
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Post by lumo on Aug 22, 2014 13:38:00 GMT
Part of the car too.
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Post by akathy on Aug 22, 2014 13:41:59 GMT
I have to see a sliver of car.
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Post by KikiPea on Aug 22, 2014 13:42:16 GMT
This is what I do, too.
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Post by SweetieBugs on Aug 22, 2014 13:55:28 GMT
A sliver of the car. My DH when he drives my car adjusts them so that there is no car in the view and I can't figure out why he needs to be able to see 3 to 4 lanes over from the back side of the car???
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Post by myshelly on Aug 22, 2014 14:19:41 GMT
I need to be able to see part of my car.
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Post by eastcoastpea on Aug 22, 2014 14:22:41 GMT
Just the tiniest bit of car.
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Aug 22, 2014 18:53:56 GMT
A sliver of the car. My DH when he drives my car adjusts them so that there is no car in the view and I can't figure out why he needs to be able to see 3 to 4 lanes over from the back side of the car??? ^^ This. Drives me bonkers! |
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Post by dulcemama on Aug 22, 2014 18:57:49 GMT
A sliver of the car. My DH when he drives my car adjusts them so that there is no car in the view and I can't figure out why he needs to be able to see 3 to 4 lanes over from the back side of the car??? This is exactly what prompted the question. DH had been driving my van and when I got in this morning, it took me a second to understand why I didn't understand what I was seeing. |
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Aug 22, 2014 19:00:56 GMT
I am with everyone else, I need to see a piece of my car too.
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Post by peasful1 on Aug 22, 2014 19:03:31 GMT
A sliver of the car. My DH when he drives my car adjusts them so that there is no car in the view and I can't figure out why he needs to be able to see 3 to 4 lanes over from the back side of the car??? Conversely, you know your own car is there, why do you need to see it? Doing that just makes your blind spot bigger. It's much safer to be able to see everything going on around you so if you need to make an evasive maneuver, you can. I know where my car is, I don't need to see any part of it. |
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Post by gmcwife1 on Aug 22, 2014 19:05:25 GMT
Sliver of car so I can catch my blind spot too  |
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Post by angieh1996 on Aug 22, 2014 19:47:39 GMT
I have to see part of the car as a reference.
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Post by hennybutton on Aug 22, 2014 19:51:52 GMT
do you adjust them so that all you see is road or do you adjust so that you see a little of your vehicle? I know you're supposed to adjust so that you see nothing but road but I have a hard time interpreting what I'm seeing if I do that so I have to be able to see a little sliver of my vehicle for context. Who says you're supposed to see nothing but road? When I was in driver's ed back in the dark ages, we were taught to have a little bit of the car showing in the side mirrors. |
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Post by kimpossible on Aug 22, 2014 19:59:34 GMT
I too leave a little sliver of the car showing - I have to do it for perspective
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Post by marianne on Aug 22, 2014 21:22:18 GMT
Sliver of car so I can catch my blind spot too  |
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Post by penny on Aug 22, 2014 21:54:56 GMT
I was taught that you should be able to see part of your vehicle - the rear door handle showing just at the edge of the mirror, because that's the only way to make sure you've got it angled to show the beside/behind you spot that the mirrors are designed for...
No idea if that's true, but I do see part of my vehicle at the edge of the mirror... I find it oddly reassuring...lol I can see right from my vehicle all the way out (first through the mirror, then out the window)... Works for me that way - I reverse down an alleyway pretty regularly and I'm the only one on the street that can do it...lol
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Aug 23, 2014 0:09:03 GMT
I adjust side mirrors to see barely the side of the car. I also adjust the rear view mirror to barely see the bottom of the back hatch window. that is in my car.
in the Jeep I need a little more side car showing in the side mirrors... I think it is because it is taller and longer than my car... the rear view is about the same in both.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 0:12:17 GMT
I like to see a sliver of car, too. I set them so I can use the side mirrors to back down my steep, curving driveway. That way I can follow the edge of the driveway and not drive into the garden.
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Post by janeliz on Aug 23, 2014 1:32:03 GMT
I'm another one who adjusts to include a little bit of my vehicle.
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