n Mirrors
You are legally required to have a mirror on your car and it is illegal to have anything
hanging from it. Even with mirrors, your car has ‘blind spots’ or areas you can’t see
without looking over your shoulder. Other cars and especially motorcycles and bicycles
can be completely hidden in your blind spots.
Make sure that your interior and exterior rear view mirrors are correctly adjusted.
These mirrors are intended to help you see what is on the road next to you and behind
you. You should do this adjustment when you are in the correct driving position.
The following are tips for adjusting your mirrors
interior rear view mirror – adjust the mirror so that you have a clear view of the road
behind; and
exterior rear view mirrors – adjust the rear view mirrors so that you can just
see the tip of your door handle in the lower edge of the mirror.
To check that all mirrors are in the correct position, let a vehicle pass you on the right.
As it passes out of your vision in the interior mirror, its front bumper should appear in
your exterior mirror.