Type 44 Outside Rear View Mirrors

[Tom Nas]

Kneale Brownson <knotnook at traverse.com> wrote:

>I keep my passenger side mirrors adjusted so that I can see at least a
>third of a car in the adjacent lane before I loose them in the inside
>rearview mirror.  I have to make a concerted effort moving to the right to
>be able to see the side of the car in the outside mirror.  I do the same on
>the driver side:  I have to put my head real close to the window in the
>door to be able to see down the left side of the car in the exterior
>mirror.  I only change these alignments if I'm going to back up a trailer.

FWIW, for your driving test here they teach you to adjust your door mirrors 
so that you see the tiniest bit of your own door in the inside corner of 
the mirror. This enables you to judge distances in relation to your own car.
I've yet to drive a car where this doesn't give a decent viewing area, 
though some mirrors are less useful than others (like those pesky new VW 
and Audi passenger-side mirrors).

Regards, Tom