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|    Denis Mosko to All    |
|    What is a common feature in a car but mo    |
|    15 Sep 20 23:53:22    |
      MSGID: 2:5064/54.1315 5f6129f9       CHRS: CP866 2       TZUTC: 0300       TID: hpt/w32-mgw 1.4.0-sta 30-03-12       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?              --- GoldED+/W32-MINGW 1.1.5-b20120519 (Kubik 3.0)        * Origin: В начале было слово. В конце будет ориджин. (2:5064/54.1315)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 50/109 90/1 120/340 123/131 221/0 6 226/30 227/114       SEEN-BY: 227/702 229/101 275 424 426 664 240/1120 1634 1895 2100 5138       SEEN-BY: 240/5411 5832 5853 8001 8002 8005 249/206 317 250/25 261/38       SEEN-BY: 280/5003 313/41 317/3 320/219 322/757 331/313 333/808 335/206       SEEN-BY: 335/364 370 342/200 382/147 450/1024 463/68 467/888 2454/119       SEEN-BY: 4500/1 5000/111 5001/100 5005/49 5015/42 46 5019/40 5020/830       SEEN-BY: 5020/846 1042 2140 4441 5053/51 5054/8 5064/41 54 56 5075/128       SEEN-BY: 5080/68 102 5083/1 444       PATH: 5064/54 5020/1042 221/6 335/364 240/1120 5832 229/426           |
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