In article <JlAkb.15$XD3.21164@news.uswest.net>,
"tflfb" <fuksatw@qwest.net> wrote:

> Seen this article in the newspaper Saturday regarding adjusting your mirrors
> on your car. To eliminate blind spots, what do ya think, anyone driveing
> like this?

Been doing it ever since that article first came out, and I wouldn't
think of changing it. It's incredibly useful.

 

Yes.

It is a simple application of intellect -- something these two are pretty
good at.



"tflfb" <fuksatw@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:JlAkb.15$XD3.21164@news.uswest.net...
> Seen this article in the newspaper Saturday regarding adjusting your
mirrors
> on your car. To eliminate blind spots, what do ya think, anyone driveing
> like this?
>
> http://cartalk.cars.com/
>
>

 

Yes.

It is a simple application of intellect -- something these two are pretty
good at.



"tflfb" <fuksatw@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:JlAkb.15$XD3.21164@news.uswest.net...
> Seen this article in the newspaper Saturday regarding adjusting your
mirrors
> on your car. To eliminate blind spots, what do ya think, anyone driveing
> like this?
>
> http://cartalk.cars.com/
>
>

 

Yes.

It is a simple application of intellect -- something these two are pretty
good at.



"tflfb" <fuksatw@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:JlAkb.15$XD3.21164@news.uswest.net...
> Seen this article in the newspaper Saturday regarding adjusting your
mirrors
> on your car. To eliminate blind spots, what do ya think, anyone driveing
> like this?
>
> http://cartalk.cars.com/
>
>

 

"tflfb" <fuksatw@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:JlAkb.15$XD3.21164@news.uswest.net...
: Seen this article in the newspaper Saturday regarding adjusting your
mirrors
: on your car. To eliminate blind spots, what do ya think, anyone driveing
: like this?
:
: http://cartalk.cars.com/
:
No way. When I was 15, my father taught me never to trust my mirrors and
always to turn my head and look before changing lanes. It's always worked
for me -- not gonna stop now.

Paul

 

"tflfb" <fuksatw@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:JlAkb.15$XD3.21164@news.uswest.net...
: Seen this article in the newspaper Saturday regarding adjusting your
mirrors
: on your car. To eliminate blind spots, what do ya think, anyone driveing
: like this?
:
: http://cartalk.cars.com/
:
No way. When I was 15, my father taught me never to trust my mirrors and
always to turn my head and look before changing lanes. It's always worked
for me -- not gonna stop now.

Paul

 

"tflfb" <fuksatw@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:JlAkb.15$XD3.21164@news.uswest.net...
: Seen this article in the newspaper Saturday regarding adjusting your
mirrors
: on your car. To eliminate blind spots, what do ya think, anyone driveing
: like this?
:
: http://cartalk.cars.com/
:
No way. When I was 15, my father taught me never to trust my mirrors and
always to turn my head and look before changing lanes. It's always worked
for me -- not gonna stop now.

Paul

 

"Paul" <paulDONTSPAMMEmueller@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:l5Gkb.3950$Uz6.1459@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> No way. When I was 15, my father taught me never to trust my mirrors and
> always to turn my head and look before changing lanes. It's always worked
> for me -- not gonna stop now.

I was taught to do both. Adjusting the mirrors this way makes the mirror
part more effective.

 

"Paul" <paulDONTSPAMMEmueller@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:l5Gkb.3950$Uz6.1459@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> No way. When I was 15, my father taught me never to trust my mirrors and
> always to turn my head and look before changing lanes. It's always worked
> for me -- not gonna stop now.

I was taught to do both. Adjusting the mirrors this way makes the mirror
part more effective.

 

"Paul" <paulDONTSPAMMEmueller@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:l5Gkb.3950$Uz6.1459@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> No way. When I was 15, my father taught me never to trust my mirrors and
> always to turn my head and look before changing lanes. It's always worked
> for me -- not gonna stop now.

I was taught to do both. Adjusting the mirrors this way makes the mirror
part more effective.

 

In article <l5Gkb.3950$Uz6.1459@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink. net>,
"Paul" <paulDONTSPAMMEmueller@mindspring.com> wrote:

> No way. When I was 15, my father taught me never to trust my mirrors and
> always to turn my head and look before changing lanes. It's always worked
> for me -- not gonna stop now.

Once you've adjusted your mirrors and have seen this work, you'll change
your mind. You can see the car in you rear view mirror; as it
disappears from there, it appears in the side mirror. As it disappears
from the side mirror, it appears in your peripheral vision right next to
you.

At no time is the car beside you out of your vision when you adjust your
mirrors like this.

 

In article <l5Gkb.3950$Uz6.1459@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink. net>,
"Paul" <paulDONTSPAMMEmueller@mindspring.com> wrote:

> No way. When I was 15, my father taught me never to trust my mirrors and
> always to turn my head and look before changing lanes. It's always worked
> for me -- not gonna stop now.

Once you've adjusted your mirrors and have seen this work, you'll change
your mind. You can see the car in you rear view mirror; as it
disappears from there, it appears in the side mirror. As it disappears
from the side mirror, it appears in your peripheral vision right next to
you.

At no time is the car beside you out of your vision when you adjust your
mirrors like this.

 

In article <l5Gkb.3950$Uz6.1459@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink. net>,
"Paul" <paulDONTSPAMMEmueller@mindspring.com> wrote:

> No way. When I was 15, my father taught me never to trust my mirrors and
> always to turn my head and look before changing lanes. It's always worked
> for me -- not gonna stop now.

Once you've adjusted your mirrors and have seen this work, you'll change
your mind. You can see the car in you rear view mirror; as it
disappears from there, it appears in the side mirror. As it disappears
from the side mirror, it appears in your peripheral vision right next to
you.

At no time is the car beside you out of your vision when you adjust your
mirrors like this.

 

"tflfb" <fuksatw@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:JlAkb.15$XD3.21164@news.uswest.net...
> Seen this article in the newspaper Saturday regarding adjusting your
mirrors
> on your car. To eliminate blind spots, what do ya think, anyone driveing
> like this?
>
> http://cartalk.cars.com/

I have been setting my side mirrors like this ever since I started driving.
Mainly, I drove like this because my Dad did it as well. I don't know why
he did it or who he learned it from, because this was well before the
article was written or even before the Internet was used en masse. Well, I
could not drive any other way now. I have over 10 years of multi long
trips, long distance highway commutes, and I have never been in a single
accident or sideswipe. I like this way so much that any car I am
considering purchasing must pass the "can the side mirrors angle out far
enough" test. This is a strict test, if the car won't pass it, I will not
buy it. I would highly recommend to use this technique. It is much safer,
much more efficient, and overall it really makes much more sense.

 

"tflfb" <fuksatw@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:JlAkb.15$XD3.21164@news.uswest.net...
> Seen this article in the newspaper Saturday regarding adjusting your
mirrors
> on your car. To eliminate blind spots, what do ya think, anyone driveing
> like this?
>
> http://cartalk.cars.com/

I have been setting my side mirrors like this ever since I started driving.
Mainly, I drove like this because my Dad did it as well. I don't know why
he did it or who he learned it from, because this was well before the
article was written or even before the Internet was used en masse. Well, I
could not drive any other way now. I have over 10 years of multi long
trips, long distance highway commutes, and I have never been in a single
accident or sideswipe. I like this way so much that any car I am
considering purchasing must pass the "can the side mirrors angle out far
enough" test. This is a strict test, if the car won't pass it, I will not
buy it. I would highly recommend to use this technique. It is much safer,
much more efficient, and overall it really makes much more sense.