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- You know the old adage,

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you have to look before you leap.

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Well the same is true for driving.

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You have to be able to
see where you're going

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in order to get there safely.

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Today I'm going to show you the proper way

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to adjust your rear and side-view mirrors.

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It seems easy enough.

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You adjust your mirror so
that you can see behind you

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and everything's great.

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But I'm going to show you a technique

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so that you can see into those blind spots

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coming up from the rear
and beside your car.

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Now the proper way to adjust
your driver's side mirror

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is to lean your head all the way over

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until you just about touch
the glass, like this.

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Then adjust your mirror until
you see just beyond your car.

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Just that little sliver,
yeah, you shouldn't see that.

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You're going to adjust just beyond that.

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That's going to allow
you to see just beyond

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the blind spot on the
driver's side of the car.

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You don't need to see your car,

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but you do need to see
the lane next to you

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and see the car that's in it.

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Now for the passenger side mirror,

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you want to lean over
toward the center of the car

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as far as you can and then
adjust your mirror again

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so that you see just beyond
the side of your car.

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This will allow you to see
into the three-quarter view

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blind spot on your passenger side.

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Now for the rear-view
mirror, that's simple.

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Most people do this right.

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Obviously for this one, you
just want to adjust the mirror

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so that you can see right behind you.

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Say you're in that car there
and you wanna be in this lane.

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What would you do?

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You check your side-view mirror.

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You don't see a car
there, so you pull on in.

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But suddenly, boom!

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There's a car there.

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Now if your mirror had
been properly adjusted,

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this is what you would have seen.

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Take a moment to adjust
your mirrors properly.

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A well-adjusted mirror
could save your life.

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I'm Travis Tucker,
reminding you to buckle up,

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adjust your mirrors, and drive safe.

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