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Originally Posted by fredjacksonsan
I didn't click on the links. How about using common sense to set mirrors?
Rear view centered to rear.
Side views set so that an overtaking vehicle transitions from the rear view to the
side view then to peripheral vision. When passing another vehicle the same in reverse.
If you're "losing" a 10-wheel box truck your mirrors ain't even close to where they need
to be. So until you have them set right, try taking a look over your shoulder.
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Not even a link from NHTSA, a federal agency?
What you describe is what Blindspot-glare elimination is supposed to achieve:
From the drivers seat, lean left until your head touches side glass(while parked of course). Turn the left mirror outward until you see a sliver of the side of your vehicle.
Next, lean right until your head is over your armrest/center console. Turn the right side mirror outward until it also shows just a sliver of your vehicle's side.
Now, seated normally in the drivers seat, you should see none of your own vehicle in the side view mirrors.
Vehicles passing you on either side should transition from rear view to either side view, in the manner you described.