# the blind spot **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 10, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blind-spot/200695 "2003-09-10T05:16:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dopetalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@dopetalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dopetalker)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blind-spot/200695/1 "2003-09-10T05:16:05Z")
Is there a way to adjust your rear-view and side-view mirrors to get rid of the blind spot? It never fails that at least once a month I get ready to move over to the left or right and get honked at. There must be somewhere where the two connect and along with what you can see directly out of your window function to make it that you get a view of everything alongside the left side of your car. Is there? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blind-spot/200695/2 "2003-09-10T05:22:50Z")
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**Author:** ![Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moo_the_Magic_Cow)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blind-spot/200695/3 "2003-09-10T06:21:35Z")
There are smaller mirrors (say 4" diameter) designed for this purpose. You attach them to your side mirrors and you should be able to see fairly well along the side of your vehicle. Check your local automotive store. ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Joe\_Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Random)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blind-spot/200695/4 "2003-09-10T06:35:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AndrewT \* > **Laid out in excruciating detail by Click and Clack, the Tappet brothers** Interestingly enough, I came up with that exact same mirror setup myself, when I realized that my side mirrors should actually look to the _side_. Now I can see any car around me without having to turn my head more than, say, 45 degrees to either side. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blind-spot/200695/5 "2003-09-10T13:13:23Z")
The Click and Clack article is pretty neat – maybe I’ll try it out myself. But, uh, **dopetalker** , why don’t you simply check your blind spots? It never fails that _several_ times a month someone tries to move into my lane while I’m already there (not hanging out – attempting to pass), and I have to honk at them for not checking their blind spots. ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blind-spot/200695/6 "2003-09-10T13:21:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joe Random \* > \*\*Interestingly enough, I came up with that exact same mirror setup myself, when I realized that my side mirrors should actually look to the _side_. Now I can see any car around me without having to turn my head more than, say, 45 degrees to either side. \*\* Me too. I never understood the conventional “wisdom” behind the typically recommended setup. I just adjust my mirrors when I’m at a traffic light on a 4 lane road and have a car next to me to use as a guide.