No blindspot if side mirrors adjusted properly, Agree?

[Metalsubzero]

I think the best method is to turn ur head back to check, especially if u have just entered the road.. I just feel safer whenever I change lanes.. U'd never know when a bike might appear out of nowhere..

 

I know of people who doesn't believe in turning their heads to check though..

[Good-Carbuyer]

Think that there are no need for blind spot mirrors actually if the can adjust your side mirrors correctly and adjust your driving style to always look at both the rear and side mirrors. Also read about it somewhere before.

 

Agree?

I agree a person raising such a question has not got a valid Class 4/5 Driving Licence yet. Perhaps has not seen comprehensive sedan car sales brochures either(manufacturers already confessed openly the blind spots). Unless you wish to turn a blind eye to it

[Yewheng]

I think the best method is to turn ur head back to check, especially if u have just entered the road.. I just feel safer whenever I change lanes.. U'd never know when a bike might appear out of nowhere..

 

I know of people who doesn't believe in turning their heads to check though..

 

Just like to share on blind spot and head turning.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwD4bekL7Ac

 

Yes turning head to check for blind spot is a good practise. However if mirror is not adjusted correctly, there will be larger blind spot area and will have to turn the head at quite a large angle to see behind, this can take up a little more time to check as compared to the mirror that is adjusted to have a smaller blind spot area.

 

If the mirror is adjusted as shown on the youtube video, there will not be a necessary to turn head all the way back to check blind spot, a quick turn head to the side will do as the extra area at the side mirror will be able to spot the vehicles right at the side edge.

 

I feel that turning the head to the back to check blind spot can be dangerous as it take my concentration off what is ahead, and by the time I am done with checking and look ahead, I may miss out 1 second of what is ahead as compared to a quick check on the side on left or right which I will be able to concentrate on the traffic ahead better.

 

 

Edited December 22, 2014 by Yewheng

[Deckbuild]

Such an old thread.

 

Anyway not all mirror possible, my previous car able to but not my current car, anyway previous car was without the blindspot assist mirror.

[Thaiyotakamli]

Just buy car with blindspot assist like Lexus Es

 

 

 

Or else install small blindspot mirror like me

[Chucky2007]

Instructor taught us wrong thing.

 

My instructor told me my side mirror must adjust to an angle that I can see 1/4 or 1/3 of my own car. super wrong.. and make me turn my head almost 90 degree to check blind spot for close to 7 years.

 

I read somewhere on mirror adjustment.. and adjusted my side mirror to an angle where if I lean all the way back, I can see 1/5-1/4 of my car, and if at normal position, I cannot see my car at all. Realised that I can see the cars from the other lanes clearer, and blind spot drastically reduced.. now turn a little can check blind spot.

[Thaiyotakamli]

Yes correct i adjust my mirror that i only can see my body abit about 1/6 for me to estimate in filtering lane.

 

With additional small mirror my blindspot much reduced and ever since i got my license i never ever turn my head to check blindspot

[GLZT]

No matter how you adjust your mirror, you still can't see cars changing lane towards you. Eg. Your car lane 3 and you plan to move to lane 2. And a car at a diagonally behind at a blind area moving from lane 1 to lane 2. By the time you rely on your mirror, it may just be too late.

[Jimmylim]

also one need to be aware of his surrounding vehicles... it helps a lot too.

[Kac]

Sometimes, it's not about whether the spots are covered by your mirror..

 

Even in a well adjusted mirror, accidents can still ocurr if the driver lacks spatial awareness..

[Yewheng]

No matter how you adjust your mirror, you still can't see cars changing lane towards you. Eg. Your car lane 3 and you plan to move to lane 2. And a car at a diagonally behind at a blind area moving from lane 1 to lane 2. By the time you rely on your mirror, it may just be too late.

Yes, but then it will reduce the angle of head turn and result in better attention on the road ahead. 0.5sec difference can mean an accident to be avoided.

[Yewheng]

Instructor taught us wrong thing.

 

My instructor told me my side mirror must adjust to an angle that I can see 1/4 or 1/3 of my own car. super wrong.. and make me turn my head almost 90 degree to check blind spot for close to 7 years.

 

I read somewhere on mirror adjustment.. and adjusted my side mirror to an angle where if I lean all the way back, I can see 1/5-1/4 of my car, and if at normal position, I cannot see my car at all. Realised that I can see the cars from the other lanes clearer, and blind spot drastically reduced.. now turn a little can check blind spot.

You also need to take note, cannot adjust side mirror too out till cannot see car body at all. As this will create the inner blind spot. E.g. motorbike ride very close to the side of the car and may slip into the inner blind spot. So all need to adjust is to expose a little bit of the car body can already no need to expose to 1/3 of car body as because of what is mentioned above on the side mirror adjustment .

[GLZT]

Yes, but then it will reduce the angle of head turn and result in better attention on the road ahead. 0.5sec difference can mean an accident to be avoided.

I don't think it will reduce the angle of your head turning if you want to actually look out for cars that are changing to the lane you would like to change to.

[Yewheng]

I don't think it will reduce the angle of your head turning if you want to actually look out for cars that are changing to the lane you would like to change to.

It works for me, before I adjust side mirror that is exposed 1/3 of car body , I do feel car has a big blind spot and I have to turn head quite big angle to check and quite dangerous at time. After I adjust it to exposed only a little bit of car body, car blind spot is reduced a lot and I only need to turn head to check the side that I am changing lane, no need to turn head all the way back. Plus it also build up my confidence in changing lane side by side with car such that I can position so much closer to the car next to it and still can see the car. Previously with 1/3 side body exposed, I am not able to do that in changing lane as car will disappear in the side mirror.

 

Don't believe you go try it and you will feel the difference. Of coz you need sometime to get used to as the angle do exposed to next 2 lanes and you may take a step back when car at next 2 lane zoom pass you. But once used to it no problem at all.

Edited December 23, 2014 by Yewheng

[Optramagnum]

I adjusted until can see my rear door know. And pasted 2 small mirrors at inwards of side mirrors to help in parking. I still practice checking blind spots by turning over my shoulder. Strangely, I tend to check bindspots more diligently when I filtering to the right(esp entering expressway) than to the left..

[Yewheng]

One more advantage of adjusting side mirror till can only see very little of car body which is to be able to spot cars lane changing to the lane you intend to change a lot sooner as I am able to spot car 2 lanes beside.

 

I do encounter that when I want to change from lane 3 to lane 2 and there is another car also want to change from lane 1 to lane 2. I am able to spot the car in lane 1 that making lane change immediately at my side, that I am able to let the car pass me 1st and I make lane change later. I do not know if I am able to spot it if the side mirror is adjusted to see 1/3 of car body.

Another example,

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/motoring-goondus/driver-swerves-into-car-on-pie-then-speeds-off-like-nothing-happened


This accident I believe could be avoided if the cefiro car side mirror is adjusted wide enough, as can see if not adjusted correctly, the cefiro in fact need to turn head all the way back to be able to spot the stomper car posted in the stomp. Not very safe to turn head all the way back without looking in front actually.

Edited December 23, 2014 by Yewheng

[Aukang]

Next, lean your head until it almost touches the driver's side window. Then, adjust your left side mirrors so that you can just barely see the side of your car, and no more than that.

 

Lean your head to the right towards the middle of the car and adjust the right side mirror so that you can just barely see the right side of your car. You should NOT be able to see the side of your car when your head is perfectly upright. After all, why would you want to? When was the last time your own car ran into itself?

 

http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~gdguo/driving/BlindSpot.htm

The above is for left hand drive cars cos the post extracted from Canadian source. Better be careful not to follow word for word.

 

Anyways, this kind of mirrors adjustment not feasible here cos a large number of car park lots are 'reverse in' or 'head in' lots. I use my side mirrors, along with the blind spot convex mirrors to judge the distance between other cars when reversing into lots....sorry mine old car, no reverse cam : ), so that kind of mirrors adjustment and placement would make the side mirrors useless or worst confusing for reverse parking.

[GLZT]

It works for me, before I adjust side mirror that is exposed 1/3 of car body , I do feel car has a big blind spot and I have to turn head quite big angle to check and quite dangerous at time. After I adjust it to exposed only a little bit of car body, car blind spot is reduced a lot and I only need to turn head to check the side that I am changing lane, no need to turn head all the way back. Plus it also build up my confidence in changing lane side by side with car such that I can position so much closer to the car next to it and still can see the car. Previously with 1/3 side body exposed, I am not able to do that in changing lane as car will disappear in the side mirror.

 

Don't believe you go try it and you will feel the difference. Of coz you need sometime to get used to as the angle do exposed to next 2 lanes and you may take a step back when car at next 2 lane zoom pass you. But once used to it no problem at all.

My side mirror only can see a bit of my car. I understand that should be the right setting. I usually don't check blind spot when I have enough time and distance to change lane gradually. But if I have to change lane slightly more abruptly, I will check blind spot.