Adjusting your mirrors — Utah Permit Test

Adjusting your mirrors on the Utah permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

A driver should set the outside mirrors so they can barely see the side of their own vehicle, which gives a wide view of the adjacent lanes.

A mirror full of your own car is a mirror showing you nothing. Turned out, it covers most of the blind spot.

Adjust outside mirrors to minimize blind spots by setting your mirrors so you can barely see the left and right side of your vehicle, ensuring a wide view of adjacent lanes.
Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.27

The inside mirror should be adjusted so that it frames the rear window.

Framing the window is the one setting that shows the whole road behind you rather than part of it.

Adjust the inside mirror so that it frames the rear window.
Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.27

A driver with a day and night mirror should make sure it is set for the time of day they are driving.

The night setting cuts the glare of headlights behind you. Left on in daylight it dims the whole view.

If you have a day/night mirror, ensure it is set for the time of day you drive.
Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.27

A driver should locate and adjust the mirror controls while seated in a normal driving position.

A mirror set while leaning across the car points somewhere you will never sit again.

While seated in a normal driving position, locate the electronic controls (usually on the driver’s door or dash) and adjust.
Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.27

On the test

How far out should a Utah driver set the outside mirrors?

So the vehicle is barely visible. A mirror full of your own car is a mirror showing you nothing. Turned out, it covers most of the blind spot. Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.27: “Adjust outside mirrors to minimize blind spots by setting your mirrors so you can barely see the left and right side of your vehicle, ensuring a wide view of adjacent lanes.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, published by the Utah Driver License Division, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-22.