Protecting Your Car From Blind Spots

Whether your car is small or large, you will have blindinterior mirror should be set to see straight back along
spots. Every year, children are injured and killedthe road, the mirrors mounted on the doors should not
because drivers (in some cases, parents) don't seeduplicate this view. The proper use of the rear-view
them while backing up. Statistics show that at least 50mirrors is to let you visualize the blind spots flanking
children are backed over every week in the U.S. Partyour car. So here is what you do. First adjust your
of the culprit is that Americans prefer larger vehiclesdriver’s seat to the correct position. Second,
which also come with larger blind spots. But passengerlean your head and torso over to the left until your
cars have theirs as well and all cars should behead contacts the window glass. Now, adjust the
modified or maintained for any blind zones aroundleft-side mirror outward until you can barely see your
them.own fender in it. Next, lean over to the right a similar
To modify your vehicle the best you can for blinddistance, and adjust the right-side mirror so you can
spots, start with your rear-view mirrors. While thejust see your own rear fender.