The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) published a paper in 1995 suggesting how outside mirrors could be adjusted to eliminate blind spots. This article expands on that paper.
I switched a few months ago. It took a while to get used to it, but I feel like I have a better picture of what’s happening around me.
Have you tried this? Did you switch back?
I’ve been doing this since I started driving.
Car is half gone in the rear view mirror, it’s half in the side mirror.
Car is half gone in the side mirror, it’s half in my peripheral vision.
My brother HATES it, always adjusts my mirrors. I set them back and constantly test them to make sure.
As a side note, I still always check my blind spots because motorcycles can still hide and, well, it’s just common sense to double check.
Good point on motorcycles. I still look over my shoulder for lane changes, probably out of habit now.
I saw something Like six years ago where someone said “your car isn’t gonna go anywhere. You don’t need to see your car in your side mirrors. Adjust them so you can just barely see your car if you lean over, and you’ll have so much better vision in them.”