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I am glad that everything turned out for the good and no one was hurt. I think you handled it very well.

-geo

I hope you didn't let the guy follow you home. Why would the cop do a drive by to make sure you're OK?

ETA. glade you both came out OK too.

You definitely did the right things.

As for you guys and your blind spots, try this trick I read about a long time ago in a popular mechanics article. Lean your head against the driver window and then adjust the mirror on that side to where you normally adjust it looking down the side of the car. The passenger side is then adjusted the same way except your head is above the center console. Now when a car starts disappearing from your rear view on the windshield it appears in your side mirrors. Blind spot eliminated as the mirror now directly shows you everything in it. From what the article said, if I remember correctly, that was how they were originally designed to work. You might have to adjust them to back into a parking spot and it takes a bit of getting used to, but once you do it makes the blind spot issue a lot less of a headache.

Of course after searching, here is a link to the article, although I remember reading it much earlier than the date on this one:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automot ... 34574.html

Thanks, TxDrifter. I'll give it a try...

TxDrifter wrote:As for you guys and your blind spots, try this trick I read about a long time ago in a popular mechanics article. Lean your head against the driver window and then adjust the mirror on that side to where you normally adjust it looking down the side of the car. The passenger side is then adjusted the same way except your head is above the center console. Now when a car starts disappearing from your rear view on the windshield it appears in your side mirrors. Blind spot eliminated as the mirror now directly shows you everything in it. From what the article said, if I remember correctly, that was how they were originally designed to work. You might have to adjust them to back into a parking spot and it takes a bit of getting used to, but once you do it makes the blind spot issue a lot less of a headache.

Yeah, I've always adjusted my mirrors this way. When I first started driving, I remember reading my Liberty Mutual insurance/emergency packet, which included the above instructions. I thought that this was just how everyone did it. But I've learned over the years that hardly anyone does it this way.

ClarkLZeuss wrote:

TxDrifter wrote:As for you guys and your blind spots, try this trick I read about a long time ago in a popular mechanics article. Lean your head against the driver window and then adjust the mirror on that side to where you normally adjust it looking down the side of the car. The passenger side is then adjusted the same way except your head is above the center console. Now when a car starts disappearing from your rear view on the windshield it appears in your side mirrors. Blind spot eliminated as the mirror now directly shows you everything in it. From what the article said, if I remember correctly, that was how they were originally designed to work. You might have to adjust them to back into a parking spot and it takes a bit of getting used to, but once you do it makes the blind spot issue a lot less of a headache.

Yeah, I've always adjusted my mirrors this way. When I first started driving, I remember reading my Liberty Mutual insurance/emergency packet, which included the above instructions. I thought that this was just how everyone did it. But I've learned over the years that hardly anyone does it this way.

Those stick-on wide-angle mirrors you can buy most anywhere work great for seeing your blind spots. I use 1" on the driver's side mirror and 3" on the passenger side. You still need to crank your head around at night though.

Purplehood wrote:I think that is a great idea (the sign). I sometimes wish I had a little electric sign that I could tap messages into and have them appear in lights across my back window. Naturally it would not be used for evil purposes.

J.C. Whitney used to sell various versions of electric rear window signs like this. I think Pep Boys did to. But now I cannot find them on either web site. Maybe you could find one on eBay. Or have they been banned?

I think you and your SO did an exceptional job. WTG!!!

TxDrifter wrote:You definitely did the right things.

As for you guys and your blind spots, try this trick I read about a long time ago in a popular mechanics article. Lean your head against the driver window and then adjust the mirror on that side to where you normally adjust it looking down the side of the car. The passenger side is then adjusted the same way except your head is above the center console. Now when a car starts disappearing from your rear view on the windshield it appears in your side mirrors. Blind spot eliminated as the mirror now directly shows you everything in it. From what the article said, if I remember correctly, that was how they were originally designed to work. You might have to adjust them to back into a parking spot and it takes a bit of getting used to, but once you do it makes the blind spot issue a lot less of a headache.

Of course after searching, here is a link to the article, although I remember reading it much earlier than the date on this one:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automot ... 34574.html

My mirrors are adjusted to see my blind spot, although i dont do it like the article.

I see no reason to have my outside mirrors look back behind me when i can do that with my interior rear view mirror.

As soon as the cars on either side of me get lost in the interior rear view mirror, they appear in my outside mirros, then when they disappear in those, they are pulling up right beside me where i can see them. Never a blind spot for me.

Well, thank you, everyone, for responding.
I learned something new with the mirror bit (appreciate it!)
and hopefully the police will catch this something-or-other so that he can't terrorize people like that.
-S.

LX is a mustang trim style...did the car look like this?

No, that definitely wasn't it.