check your mirrors

[jason]

The thread about driving with two hands had me thinking. How often do you check your side and/or rear view mirrors?

 

[vroombaby]

More than most do but my spouse is worse at it. Coming from CA he tends to always think there are a ton of cars behind him in rush hour, lots to learn living on a new coast line!

 

[Lamboguy]

I live in a high traffic area so I do look at my mirrors often. I also turn my head to look back when I'm switching lanes. I'm a safe driver so I use all the tools at my disposal.

 

[Smooth]

I usually check my mirrors only when changing lanes. The only other reason I might check my mirrors is if I am going a little bit over the speed limit and want to check for cops.

 

[MaximumSpeed]

I was taught to check my mirrors regularly, so that is a habit of mine. My spouse rarely uses mirrors and it drives me crazy! I also turn around to check when changing lanes.

 

[philio]

I always check my mirrors. My girlfriend, on the other hand, never checks her mirrors. When I ride with her I want to wear full body armor because she is so oblivious.

 

[Max]

I was taught to check them regularly. The principle behind doing so is to be continually abreast of where your vehicle is relative to traffic around you, which is always changing.

 

[silverfox]

Constantly. I am always afraid someone is going to rear end me(as if there was anything I could do about it anyway). I don't trust mirrors when switching lanes so I always turn my head and look.

 

[Donald]

I usually check my mirrors only when changing lanes. The only other reason I might check my mirrors is if I am going a little bit over the speed limit and want to check for cops.

I also instinctively check my mirrors for cops. I don't drive too fast anymore, but I think it's a habit I have from when I used to speed a lot. Other than cops, I don't see the point in checking your mirrors very often when you're not changing lanes. What can you really do about the traffic behind you?

 

[Devoted2Dodge]

I mainly use my mirrors for changing lanes. I still look back real quick because I just don't trust the mirrors. I sometimes check the rearview mirror just to see what's behind me.

 

[MotorX]

I keep an eye on my mirrors (motorcycle, not car) all the time because if something is coming up behind me and I think they don't see me, I can change lanes or something.

 

[NeedNewWheels]

There are seriously people that rarely use their mirrors? That scares me. You should be aware of where the cars are around you in case you need to make a quick maneuver.

 

[Skippy]

I never check my mirrors because I grew up driving a car that had no rear view, so I just got used to it. I think it's a bad habit to rely on the mirrors anyway.