side mirror is there to show you what’s beside and behind your vehicle.
But if part of the mirror is occupied by…
your own vehicle…
then that part isn’t showing you the road.
It’s showing you something you already know exists.
Your car.
Which means you’re potentially giving up some of your field of view just to maintain a visual reference point.
And suddenly my little strip of car doesn’t seem quite as useful as I thought it was.
But Here’s Where It Gets Interesting
The advice isn’t quite as
