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What is important to keep in mind when you use your mirrors?
Correct answer: There are blind spots your mirrors do not cover.
Answer options
- AThere are blind spots your mirrors do not cover Correct
- BEach mirror check should last several seconds
- CConvex mirrors make vehicles appear bigger and nearer than they are
Why
However well you adjust them, mirrors leave blind spots, especially beside and close behind a large vehicle, so check them often with quick glances. In fact, convex mirrors make things seem smaller and more distant than they are in reality.
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Topic: CDL general knowledge License: CDL
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