When should you adjust your mirrors?
- Before turning on your engine. ✓
- While backing out of your driveway.
- When approaching speeds of 55 mph.
- When completing a turn.
Answer: A. Before turning on your engine.
You should adjust your mirrors before you turn on your engine.
Why this is the answer
The Florida handbook lists mirror adjustment as part of what you do before starting the engine. It says to adjust all rear-view mirrors so you can use them without leaning forward or backward. That puts the adjustment in the pre-start checks, before driving begins, not during a maneuver.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. While backing out of your driveway. — Backing out of the driveway is already a driving maneuver, while the handbook places mirror adjustment among the checks done before starting the engine.
- C. When approaching speeds of 55 mph. — The passages do not connect mirror adjustment to reaching 55 mph; mirrors are adjusted before you start driving.
- D. When completing a turn. — Completing a turn is too late, because the handbook says to adjust the mirrors before you start the engine.
Remember it
Set your mirrors during the same pre-start routine as your seat and safety belt.