How to Learn To Drive & Determine the Blind Spots Around Your Vehicle
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Published 2017-06-25
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All vehicle have blind spots, or more correctly named blind areas. These are areas around the vehicle that cannot be seen by the driver when sitting behind the steering wheel.
The biggest blind areas on the vehicle are to the passenger's side and to the rear of the vehicle.
Technology is beginning to help with this limitation of driving with blind spot detectors; however, it is still imperative to employ proper scanning patterns to both pass a road test and drive defensively.
Shoulder checking 2 times before turning or moving the vehicle sideways will allow you to determine if there are other road users or fixed objects in those areas around your vehicle.
Convex mirrors to will help with the blind areas around your vehicle. You can find those here: www.amazon.com/shop/smartdrivetest?linkCode=w61&im…
And keep in mind, the bigger the vehicle, the bigger the blind areas. This applies for SUVs, pulling trailers and other recreational vehicles.
Good luck on your road test!!
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All Comments (21)
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Hi Rick,I passed my drivers test. Thanks all your really helpfull videos. Especially lane changing, shoulder check and more usefull skills you provide. God Bless you Rick😃🙏🏼
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Hi Rick, Today I did the road test in Vancouver and got my driver's license. Thanks for your videos, they helped me a lot. You've done a good job.
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I determined the blind-spots around my vehicle by checking them with a mirror. I was taught this when I started to drive.
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Thanks. I'm hoping to get my license this summer and these videos help a lot.
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Taking my test in a few hours, binging your videos to cram beforehand, just in case! I feel confident, I got this. Thanks for all your help in advance, Rick! Couldn't have felt this calm and confident without your channel.
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Omg you don't know how bad i needed to watch this video about blind spots, i have my road test on July 17 & your videos have helped me to improve my driving, thank so much Rick!☺👍
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Thank you so much! I'm 28, just learning how to drive and your videos are so helpful. Thank you thank you THANK YOU!!!
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Last week, I made a right turn, then my instructor told me to change lanes to the left. As I was checking my blind spot, my car went towards the right curb and almost hit another car.. Guess I should’ve moved my head about 90 degrees(let my peripheral vision take care of the rest) & do the check less than a sec.
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You should do a video on how to adjust the exterior mirrors to help eliminate blind spots.
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Hi Rick, just an idea in connection with blindspot topic: it would be great to see your advices about using reference points for determining front/back bumber position and lane position. Thanks for all your great video.
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Your videos are super helpful!! I got my license recently but something that I'm having trouble with is perpendicular parking. Do you think you can do a video on for pulling into a parking spot as I tend to over steer and just backing out in general is kind of problematic
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Rick, you made me pass my test first time, thank you
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To determine the blind spot in changing lanes or passing vehicles... i shoulder check plus mirror check to be able to see the complete vehicle in my centre mirror
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be amazing if you can show us how to check our blind spots changing lanes all your videos help.
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Hey thank you so much for these videos i believeslow and steadily i will pass but im very impatient as i want to get it over with but i have 5 more weeks or so to go!
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Hi Rick, please explain tO me how the 4X4 works in a jeep compass 2007. Thank you.
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hi there, are you able to do a video on how to yield right of way to oncoming traffic (ie. residential narrow streets with parked cars on either side) and where to slow down or stop
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Hello Rick, what is your opinion on blind spot mirrors? I'm referring to the little add on mirrors we can stick on the side mirrors. Do they really help or are they distractions? Thanks.
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I'm getting my self ready for road test, which is in July 2018, bit nervous .
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I love your theme song as much as your helpful videos!!
