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   Denis Mosko to All   
   What is a common feature in a car but mo   
   15 Sep 20 23:53:22   
   
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   The next time you pull up directly behind someone at a light and you're behind   
   the wheel, look at the guy's driver side side view mirror in front of you. Do   
   you see his face in the mirror? Of course you do. If you don't, he probably   
   knows how to set it correctly. Do it with the next guy and the next. You'll   
   find most people don't.   
      
   The problem is, people aim the side views on both sides until they see their   
   own rear fender. WRONG. You need to see the lane along side your car.   
      
   In fact, on a three lane highway from the center lane, you should be able to   
   glance at your overhead rear view mirror and see the guy's car directly behind   
   you. As he's passing you on the right (i know he's not supposed to), as he   
   disappears from view from your center mirror, you should already be picking   
   the nose of his car up on your passenger side view mirror with a visible   
   overlap between the two mirrors.   
      
   Same thing if he passes you correctly to your left. As he disappears from the   
   center mirror you're already picking him up in your side view.   
      
   Go to a parking lot when it's not busy. Fix your seat the way you'd normally   
   drive. Find three cars parking side by side, but with an empty parking space   
   between the car behind you and on either side (car space car space car). Park   
   in front of the bold car in the series to set your mirrors. For most people,   
   that means adjusting both sides out and then down to begin to see the noses of   
   the left and right side cars.   
      
   You can also adjust them by having someone stand on either side of your car   
   about 4-6 feet behind your car and about 6-8 feet out to the left and/or   
   right. When you see them centered in your side view, you're in the ballpark.   
      
   Proof the setting for both sides while you're on the highway. Drive slightly   
   slower in the center lane to encourage cars to move by you on both sides. When   
   they disappear from the center view and you're picking up the nose of their   
   car in the side view, you're correct.   
      
   In fact, when you lose them in the mirror and you see them in your peripheral   
   view through the driver and passenger side glass looking straight ahead, you   
   really know you're correct.   
      
   Looking forward you should hardly need to move your head left or right to see   
   what's behind and on either side in your mirrors. You should only need to   
   flash your eyes to either side.   
      
   Once the correct picture becomes clear to you, you'll start to set them pretty   
   much automatically.   
      
   Why?   
      
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