Cars in the US: why are side mirrors on the doors instead of the hood?

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In the majority of cars, if there’s a blind spot, it’s not because of the car’s design, but because the driver has adjusted the mirrors incorrectly, as I explained, with authoritative cites, in 2017.

Why do cars still have blind spots?

They can be, and the vast majority of cars ever made have been, and still are, designed not to have blind spots. The cause of “blind spots” in 95% (WAG) of ordinary passenger vehicles is not the design of the car, but** the way the driver has adjusted the side mirrors**. Sigene got it right in post 3: If you don’t trust Sigene, here are some more authoritative and detailed explanations: Car and Driver AAA If you can see the sides of your own car in your side view mirrors, you (not the ca…