Many years ago I had to take a defensive driving course for too many bad points on my license. In class they suggested adjusting like this: Drivers mirror- lean your head until you almost touch the driver window and adjust the mirror outward until you just can no longer see the side of your vehicle. Passenger mirror- tilt your head towards the middle of the vehicle and adjust that mirror the same, until you stop seeing the side of the vehicle. The end result is that the mirrors help to mitigate the vehicle bling spots as well as provide a better view of the lanes on either side of you.

I really like the memory positions on my 2024 RTL, I can set the mirrors like I want and my wife sets them how she likes.

 

Agree with this - I do the same. Gives the best view across the rear view and side mirrors - so that the blind spots are nearly eliminated.

 

I position both mirrors where I no longer can see the side of the truck, but no more.

 

I am a HUGE fan of blind-spot mirrors. I immediately stick one onto the driver's side mirror on every car I buy (unless it already has one integrated into the mirror).

I like the round ones that are angled and rotate. This way I can stick one on and rotate it to both completely cover my blind spot and aim partly down so I can see the rear tire and painted lines when backing into a parking spot. No need to set the mirror to dip when in reverse! Like these:

They're $3 for a 2-pack.

On a side-note... If your goal is to see straight back behind you, then the more you angle your mirror inwards, the more that straight behind location creeps out farther and farther across the mirror glass. With the mirror set WAY too far inward, you can see straight back behind you at the very far outside edge of the mirror, at the point in the mirror glass physically farthest away from the truck. Why this is interesting is because when towing a big, boxy camper, adjusting the mirrors a bit too far inward actually produces a very usable rear view because you've pushed the viewing location farther away from the Ridgeline. Coupled with a blind spot mirror, you still have fully functional mirrors that otherwise would have been pretty useless. This technique works pretty well with my 7' wide camper, at least. I'm not sure how well it'd work with an 8' wide trailer.

 

There is no such thing as a blind spot if you set your mirrors properly. Car and Driver reported an SAE method I read about some time ago - provides the most coverage possible and eliminates ‘blind spots’:

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15131074/how-to-adjust-your-mirrors-to-avoid-blind-spots/

 

There is no such thing as a blind spot if you set your mirrors properly.

The A pillar, the mirror housing itself, and the top of the dash, make pretty good blind spots for me. (I can't even see the hood.) As for the reflections in the mirror, I set them so I can barely see the side of the truck.

 

I like my side view mirrors out to the point you have to lean at bit to see the side of the truck. No way a vehicle can sneak up on you without it being in your side view mirror.

 

Exactly, I just want to see the flank of the truck if I move my head slightly - it gives me a frame of reference for where side traffic is located relevant to myself. And I don't know who thinks there isn't a blind spot, there clearly is on some vehicles. Some even have significant blind spots at the "A" pillar..

 

I have used broadway mirrors for 20+ years on all my vehicles. I set my driving position to where my feet reach the maximum end of the throttle range and my seat back position to where my wrists touch the steering wheel at full arm extension. With my broadway mirror set to span as much of the length of the rear view possible I set my side view mirrors to pick up just slightly from there. That means I am sitting in my driving position without leaning left or right and adjusting the side view mirrors until I can see the bare edge of the side of the vehicle and "extending" what I don't see in my broadway. I also adjust it downward slightly to help with headlight glare during night driving. With this setup I usually just turn my head (not my body) from mirror to mirror (side, rear, side) and have a near 180 degree field of view. I usually lean forward when I am reverse parking to see more of the ground (because of the slight downward tilt) or if I want to ensure that there really is no one next to me before changing lanes.

That's just how I set mine up. Everyone is different.

 

I position my drivers mirror so I can just barely see the truck with just looking at the mirror with no head movement. A glance. I also have a small oblong spot mirror on the drivers side to allow me to see what’s next to me….again…with just a glance. Seeing a small part of my truck gives me a point of reference.

 

I have a mirror on the ceiling in my bedroom that says,

"Objects In Mirror Are Larger Than They Appear"

 

I have a suggestion to the forum moderators. Please start a section entitled "Things That No One Can Agree On" and move all the oil filter, oil weight, gasoline grade, and mirror position threads to it.

This most certainly is not an exhaustive list, although the topics are.

 

Years ago someone on the Accord forum posted how to aim mirrors and it works. If aimed correctly, you track a car from your rear mirror to the side mirrors. It works. I loved lane watch although it was only for the passenger side mirror. Kia has an even better system that covers both sides.

 

That probably worked, until car companies added the head rest/restrainer for the back seats. For the RL, the head rest is rather large and blocks substantial part of the rear mirror view at both end of the mirror. As such, the other vehicle may not be either in the rear, or side view mirror. Of course, one can always look back over the shoulder....

 

You guys....

How about this car - with a vertical center strip right down the rear window and NO factory passenger side view mirrors. "Oh the humanity!"

 

These too, the rear window was almost flat so not much visibility out back either 😎

 

I initially set them out so I can't see the side of the truck. Then as I drive I observe a vehicle leaving my rear view and showing up on the side mirror, and then seeing it right beside me. I just adjust until I never lose sight of a vehicle coming up beside me.

I also learned in a defensive driving course how to properly adjust them. It was at Mid-Ohio and my son and I took it together. Fun time.

Before that I did what probably 80% of drivers do; I adjusted them so I could see the door handle.