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Madison Police Department - A Simple Method for Reducing Driver Blind Spots

From the Jefferson Square Newsletter (DeForest, WI):

Some of the most serious, preventable accidents on the highway occur because of blind spots while driving. Now there is a remarkably simple solution discovered by an engineer named George Platter. His method was tested and endorsed by the National Safety Council.

Adjust the driver's side mirror by resting your head against the driver's side window and then turning the mirror so that you just see the side of your car. Once this is set, move to the center of the vehicle and turn the passenger side mirror so that you can just see the side of your car from the center of your vehicle. That's it.

You won't see your own car in either mirror, yet what you will see is far better. Cars behind you show up as usual in the inside rear view mirror above the dash, but the instant the car leaves your field of vision from the center rear view mirror, the outside mirror picks it up. All three mirrors work in harmony with one another, and the blind spot has been eliminated.