Lane changes/ Blind spots.
11-27-2007, 01:06 PM
#26
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wow, good advice on the mirror adjustments! didn't know about the "new" adjustment thing. i still leave a tiny bit of space to see my sides. so i should not see the side of my car at all? they should teach this at driver's ed schools... too many careless teen drivers in my area...
Adjust it this way: sit in the driver's seat. Tilt your head all the way left (comfortably) and adjust to barely see the side of the car there. Then tilt your head all the way right and do the same. This way, if you DO need to see the side of your car in the side view mirror (e.g. parallel parking), all you have to do is move left or right.
11-27-2007, 01:09 PM
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Mostly, I only change lanes when I KNOW there isn't a car next to me. I'm usually one of the faster moving cars on the road, and I look in my interior rear VIew A LOT. I know if someone is coing from behind me, and I attack through the cars in front of me. I do still have my mirrors set correctly, and occasionally from habit still check over my shoulder, remember it's fruitless and go anyways.
What i have found thoguh is that lately other cars have been missing me in their blindspots, or jsu tnot looking as I tend to find myself having to maneuver quickly to avoid cars in my lane.
What i have found thoguh is that lately other cars have been missing me in their blindspots, or jsu tnot looking as I tend to find myself having to maneuver quickly to avoid cars in my lane.
11-27-2007, 01:29 PM
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yep. Anyone who says there are blind spots, does not know how to properly adjust the side view mirrors. If there is a car immediately behind you, you should not see them in your side view mirrors. You should not see their headlights, you should not see any part of your car in the side view mirrors either.
The half dome shaped mirrors that stick on the side view mirrors also help.
I didn't have my mirrors adjusted properly when I first bought my rx8 and I switched lanes almost hitting another car.
Something else to mention, the rear view mirror has 2 ball joints, from the factory the mirror is adjusted really low, blocking forward view in the front window. You should push it up and out of the way.
The half dome shaped mirrors that stick on the side view mirrors also help.
I didn't have my mirrors adjusted properly when I first bought my rx8 and I switched lanes almost hitting another car.
Something else to mention, the rear view mirror has 2 ball joints, from the factory the mirror is adjusted really low, blocking forward view in the front window. You should push it up and out of the way.
WHAT?? I never knew that!! I've only owned the car for 2 months... it has 2 ball joints? so I can push the mirror higher????
11-27-2007, 01:30 PM
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wow, good advice on the mirror adjustments! didn't know about the "new" adjustment thing. i still leave a tiny bit of space to see my sides. so i should not see the side of my car at all? they should teach this at driver's ed schools... too many careless teen drivers in my area...
11-27-2007, 01:36 PM
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i had to drive a whole month without a side mirror seriously u dont realize u need it so much until it's gone lol.and for the blind spots i usually look through the small rear window
11-27-2007, 01:39 PM
#31
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The easiest way is just to get a dome mirror add on and stick it to the outside of your mirror, bingo no blindspots.
I like adjusting my mirrors just so that I can barely see the sides of my car just so that I have perspective of where it is I am looking. Then you turn your head and weave right and left. completely changing your perspective on both sides. If its clear then its clear.
Honestly people who think they can make a quick glance really take for granted quick motorcycles and stupid people who dart around.
Its so easy for a motorcycle to go from being a spot in your mirror to right in your blind spot that its not even funny.
I like adjusting my mirrors just so that I can barely see the sides of my car just so that I have perspective of where it is I am looking. Then you turn your head and weave right and left. completely changing your perspective on both sides. If its clear then its clear.
Honestly people who think they can make a quick glance really take for granted quick motorcycles and stupid people who dart around.
Its so easy for a motorcycle to go from being a spot in your mirror to right in your blind spot that its not even funny.
11-27-2007, 02:13 PM
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The easiest way is just to get a dome mirror add on and stick it to the outside of your mirror, bingo no blindspots.
I like adjusting my mirrors just so that I can barely see the sides of my car just so that I have perspective of where it is I am looking. Then you turn your head and weave right and left. completely changing your perspective on both sides. If its clear then its clear.
I like adjusting my mirrors just so that I can barely see the sides of my car just so that I have perspective of where it is I am looking. Then you turn your head and weave right and left. completely changing your perspective on both sides. If its clear then its clear.
Here's a good test. Get on the highway and have some cars pass you on the left and the right. See where the cars enter your mirrors, and how they exit your side view mirrors and show up in your peripheral side vision. Make sure the cars don't disappear. With the new adjustment way, all cars stay visible (mirrors or side). With the old, I really do have a car-sized spot.
11-27-2007, 09:46 PM
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There are side mirror attachments to fix that issue. Most are round but mine is a wide rectangle with a slope. great on my 240SX which has a big blind spot.
Moving the seat back reduces blind spot. but I always drive with my knees next to the dash.
Moving the seat back reduces blind spot. but I always drive with my knees next to the dash.
Last edited by Soravia; 11-27-2007 at 09:49 PM.
11-28-2007, 09:08 AM
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well its been covered mostly but i wanted to get this in as well
http://www.motorists.org/other/home/...-your-mirrors/
that link gives you these fine instructions
and this originally came up (but of course not the only time- 3 or 4 times a year since) in october of 2002 here https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...t+side+mirrors
where kwolfman said
its true- proper adjustment of the mirrors gets rid of the blind spot. as cars move from the rear view you can see them in the side and as they move ahead of the side you can see them in the periphery.
and get that rear view up out of the way
http://www.motorists.org/other/home/...-your-mirrors/
that link gives you these fine instructions
* For the driver side mirror, roll up the window and press your head against the glass. Adjust the mirror so that you can just see the edge of the car.
* For the passenger side mirror, place your head in the center of the car (directly behind the inside mirror mount) and adjust the outside mirror so that you can just see the edge of the car. This is necessary even with convex (curved) mirrors where the image is distorted a little.
When you're in your normal driving position, you won't be able to see the sides of the car but will be able to see other vehicles in the adjacent lanes.
For those times where there is a vehicle present in the other lane that isn't visible when checking the mirrors, the other vehicle's position will probably be such that its front is adjacent to your door and you'll spot it in your peripheral vision as you check the sideview mirror.
* For the passenger side mirror, place your head in the center of the car (directly behind the inside mirror mount) and adjust the outside mirror so that you can just see the edge of the car. This is necessary even with convex (curved) mirrors where the image is distorted a little.
When you're in your normal driving position, you won't be able to see the sides of the car but will be able to see other vehicles in the adjacent lanes.
For those times where there is a vehicle present in the other lane that isn't visible when checking the mirrors, the other vehicle's position will probably be such that its front is adjacent to your door and you'll spot it in your peripheral vision as you check the sideview mirror.
where kwolfman said
I suppose my vote is closest to number 2.
About 10 years ago, I came across a suggested way to adjust your sideview mirrors. It took a bit of getting used to, but I find it works great for me. The idea is you want the side view mirrors field of view to slightly overlap the field of view for the center rear view mirror. This means you want a very wide overall view. Heres how:
1) Roll up your driver's window.
2) With your head resting on the window adjust the driver's side view mirror so that you just can see the rear corner of your car.
3) Now, lean way over to the right with your head roughly in the centered (left-right) in the car.
4) Adjust the right hand mirror to just see the right rear corner of the car.
The rear view mirror sees part of what is in both side view mirrors. The overall effect is a very wide field of view to the back and sides. I don't know how many times the mirrors in this configuration have saved me from accidentally changing lanes into someone. The 1st gen RX7 I had, had a bad blind spot on the right side (very wide A pillar...like the RX8). I could easily see cars in the right hand mirror that were in my blind spot.
Try it you'll like it.
About 10 years ago, I came across a suggested way to adjust your sideview mirrors. It took a bit of getting used to, but I find it works great for me. The idea is you want the side view mirrors field of view to slightly overlap the field of view for the center rear view mirror. This means you want a very wide overall view. Heres how:
1) Roll up your driver's window.
2) With your head resting on the window adjust the driver's side view mirror so that you just can see the rear corner of your car.
3) Now, lean way over to the right with your head roughly in the centered (left-right) in the car.
4) Adjust the right hand mirror to just see the right rear corner of the car.
The rear view mirror sees part of what is in both side view mirrors. The overall effect is a very wide field of view to the back and sides. I don't know how many times the mirrors in this configuration have saved me from accidentally changing lanes into someone. The 1st gen RX7 I had, had a bad blind spot on the right side (very wide A pillar...like the RX8). I could easily see cars in the right hand mirror that were in my blind spot.
Try it you'll like it.
its true- proper adjustment of the mirrors gets rid of the blind spot. as cars move from the rear view you can see them in the side and as they move ahead of the side you can see them in the periphery.
and get that rear view up out of the way
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