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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
You've not set your mirrors correctly if you have a blind spot for vehicles that are in the lanes on either side of you.
For vehicles passing you, as the vehicle is leaving your rear view mirror, it should be entering your side view mirror. As it is leaving your side mirror, it should be entering your peripheral vision through your side window. And if you're passing a vehicle, reverse the order.
If at any time a vehicle that is in a lane immediately beside yours is not visible, you need to change how your mirrors are set. Far too many people set them to look down the side of their vehicle.
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I feel like my mirrors are set properly, but I guess you're saying there is no blind spot. Google says that there is a blind spot for every vehicle though...so I have no idea. I just know where people are driving and annoying me!
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Or just shoulder check whenever you change lanes or turn. Anyone who relies 100 per cent on their mirrors when driving is setting themselves up for grief.
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I'm in the pure shoulder check camp. I feel like "back in my day" there was a definite blind spot and I got used to shoulder checking. I can't not do that now.
My car has the blind spot light (or whatever you call it), and that's why I know that drivers sit there. I'm not talking about in traffic, where there's no choice, but say on Deerfoot with basically open roads and some guy will just drive along in that blind spot for some reason. It's bizarre.