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Originally Posted by JCL
I've read this before. I've tried it. It just doesn't work for me to adjust the mirror to where you can't see your own vehicle. I am not saying I just want to look at the side of my own vehicle, or that I waste much of the mirror real estate on my own vehicle, but I always use my vehicle as a reference point.
- Without dual convex mirrors, you will still have some blind spot, you are just moving it to a different location.
- Even then, nothing replaces looking over your shoulder, every time. There is a reason you will fail a driver's test for no shoulder check.
- When parking, I am not interested in the next lane. I am interested in how close I am to the post. With the mirrors adjusted out, I would be adjusting them twice a day to each position, seems like a waste of time.
- From driving heavy trucks, I am used to not having a rear view mirror sometimes. I always use it when I have one, but I expect the side mirror to also show me what is behind me. Adjust the mirror out to the next lane, and you lose the ability to see what is directly behind you. Of course side mirrors are meant for seeing what is behind you; reference many vehicles that don't have a rear-view mirror.
I understand it for track purposes, just not for the street.
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don't mean any insult, but i would think that is dangerous to set your side mirrors to also view part of your vehicle, especially if its a big heavy truck with no rear mirror. your blind spots are more important then your ability to park the vehicle since cars on the street will always be in them. i've driven lots of heavy work equipment trucks before (24 to 36 footer trucks) with no rear mirror (nor suspension for that matter) and the mirror method works perfectly (except when i hit a bump or pothole and hang on to the steering wheel for dear life as i'm being tossed all over the cabin)
this method does getting used to and is awkward at first. but i have no blind spots. it takes most people about 1 week of daily driving like that before you trust your side mirrors.
on track, you can't turn around and look over your shoulder. if there is a car in your blind spot, which there always will be when you race wheel to wheel, you have to be able to spot them with your side mirrors. the helmet, HANS device, harness, and head protectors on the seat limit your viewing to about 90 degrees of forward vision only. plus having window nets make it impossible to look over your shoulder. this is the only way possible in race cars and is 100% effective when set correctly.