Watching Mirrors During Turns

Figure out what works best for YOU. We could give you 100 different scenarios that might not work for you.

 

Well… I’ve been driving 16 years and never had an accident. Here’s my take.

Keep in mind every turn is different, but I look forward 90% of the turn. I look in mirror quickly to make sure no car is trying to cut in. I look in mirror to make sure tandems clear curb/pole/car, etc. That’s it. Rest of the time forward. In tight corners you need to look at oncoming traffic if you need that lane, etc.

If you spend all your time looking in mirrors how do you know where you are going.

 

I've been driving 11 years with no accidents and this is pretty much what I do as well.

 

Look everywhere! Different parts of the turn require different views.

 

For simple turns, I just look forward. Tight turns, I use all 3 mirrors for different reasons. Use whichever mirror however long you want that allows you to not hit things is the real world rule of thumb. Try to get as close to the white line as possible without touching it when you get out on the road to practice turning safely

 

There are NO rules....except...NEVER stop scanning..,things change every second...just relax
You’ll figure it out

 

As you get experienced you’ll know when you have plenty of trailer clearance in turn and when you don’t . This will help you determine where more attention is needed . Just yesterday I was making a left turn from a 1 turning lane road had I not glanced to my right I would’ve smoked a car turning left from the straight through lane.. in Toronto Canada it common to have a 4 wheeler try to beat a truck in the turn like that.