Does Anyone Else Drive Like This?

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@Blue Eyed Devil

Always have. Never understood why people have 3 mirrors all looking behind them. I thought I was the only person to do this because whenever I get in someone elses car I am like WTF is with these mirror positions?

Someone who isn’t freakishly tall.

[yamba6]

Since the year after I got my license I started doing that. Ever since I have not understood why people cant do it this way. I tell them to try it and they instantly go back.

I just lean over to look and find the curb when parking against it. I like making sure I dont curb my rims.

[Onyx_Z32]

@JayS

I wish I could program them to automatically aim back in when I put the car in reverse.

Like some said, most luxury cars / trucks do this. It can be enabled & disabled depending on your preference.

[Minglor]

My car has mirrors???

[fourseasonsandles]

I learned this in a driving class to drop points on a ticket. I do it in both my DD and weekend car. Takes a bit to get used to, but it works great as far as eliminating blind spots.

[1QIKZ]

I need to see the sides of my truck so I know if people I’ve run over are still clinging to the sides or rear. Let’s me know if I have to shake them loose.

[Jam]

@JayS

Always have. Never understood the point in seeing my own car in the mirrors… I know where my car is.

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[LZ1]

@JayS

Always have. Never understood the point in seeing my own car in the mirrors… I know where my car is.

:word:

[FadetoBlack]

As usual, everyone on NYSpeed knew about it before it was cool.

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[Justin]

@JayS

Always have. Never understood the point in seeing my own car in the mirrors… I know where my car is.

This.

[BigRon]

@JayS

I wish I could program them to automatically aim back in when I put the car in reverse. I’m backing into my garage a lot right now since the snowmobile trailer is in there and it’s considerably wider than my wife’s Murano. I back in so the passengers side of my car is right up close to a shelving unit and it’s the one time I like being able to see the back corner of my car in the side mirror.

My car adjusts the mirrors to the preset drivers settings. So I have driver one on normal mirror ride height and then driver 2 for reverse. I have the seats in indentical positions so only the mirrors move.
Maybe you can use this trick.

[jp9120]

I read this yesterday and i change to it and i like it alot better

[drvnkd]

@ieatpaint

I do it but after riding motorcycles I still look over my shoulder. It’s a habit I don’t want to break, so I look over my shoulder no matter what.

I could easily live without my side view mirrors. They are nice to have as a reference, but I never trust them to change lanes. That probably has a lot more to do with not trusting any objects that appear in them.

I set my mirrors to see as little of the car as I can so I know where curbs and stuff are when parking.

[cobraman04]

I never gave it much thought but after seeing this , I tried it out and its pretty handy it just takes a bit of time to get accustomed to

[dftsilvia]

@fourseasonsandles

I learned this in a driving class to drop points on a ticket. I do it in both my DD and weekend car. Takes a bit to get used to, but it works great as far as eliminating blind spots.

same thing here, i used to adjust them to barely see my car. now i adjust them further out

[97FormulaWS-6]

Always done it this way; it’s essentially a requirement in a 4th gen F-body as there’s no other way to see in the “blind” spot as the massive B-Pillar is right there; even if you turn your head, you’re just looking at the inside of the car (at least I was).

[ProgRocker]

I have mine like figure 2 and figure 4. I look over my shoulders before changing lanes though.

[FadetoBlack]

@jp9120

I read this yesterday and i change to it and i like it alot better

@cobraman04

I never gave it much thought but after seeing this , I tried it out and its pretty handy it just takes a bit of time to get accustomed to

I’m happy to see that at least a couple people got something out of this and it wasn’t a COMPLETE waste of time. LOL

Thanks for admitting it and not being part of the NYSpeed “I knew about it before it was cool” club.

[slobaltss]

+1 for never hearing about this before. I’m trying it but I always back into parking spots and use my mirrors for reference, this makes it much harder

[newman]

Will try.

---------- Post added at 03:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:39 PM ----------

Does anyone else drive like this:

What I do is get in the car and tilt the seat way back. So far that I can barely see over the wheel. Sometimes when I look to the sides I’m actually looking out the rear side window. Then I know I’m in the zone.

I’ve found that I can usually drive better with my stereo turned really high up and the window open, even when it’s cold.