How to adjust car mirrors for maximum visibility

Good visibility while driving is paramount to roadway safety. Are your car mirrors adjusted correctly, or do you unknowingly create larger blind spots by following poor rules of thumb?

Use this guide to help create nearly seamless visual contact all the way around your vehicle.

How to Adjust Your Car Mirrors

Carmakers have recently started offering blind-spot detection systems employing cameras and/or radar to scan behind the vehicle while backing up and the adjacent lanes while driving to improve safety.

Unfortunately, only the newest car models come with these expensive features.

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For the rest of us, good old rear and side view mirrors are the only options.

Adjust the Rear View Mirror

This mirror is intended to provide a clear view of the lane behind you. Adjust it so the entire rear window is visible from the driver’s seat without needing to move your head.

If you stand 6 feet or taller, you may want to reposition the rear view mirror upside down.

This raises the bottom of the mirror 1 to 2 inches and can substantially reduce a major blind spot that many taller driver

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