Sideview Mirrors

We made it home safe and sound from our trip to San Antonio. While driving I was reminded of this driving tip I got from my insurance company a few years ago.

Doing the following eliminates a driver's blind spot:

We typically drive our cars so that using the sideview mirrors, we can see what is behind us. This however, is redundant. Our rearview mirror already allows us to see back there. Thus, the sideview mirrors should be adjusted to see what is beside us. Here is how - put your left cheek up against the window then adjust the left mirror outwards until you just lose sight of the side of your car. Do the same on the right side, but you obviously can't put your right cheek on the window, so just lean as far right as you can.

Once you have done this, the first few glances in the mirrors seem weird. But just wait until you are driving and have a car come up behind you to pass. Watch as they leave your rearview and simultaneously enter your sideview. It is awesome for freeway driving and has saved me from pulling into people on a couple of occassions.