On vehicles having sufficiently large mirrors, a small stick-on convex auxiliary mirror is a nice addition to the driver’s side mirror. Q: My battery is six years old. I know this is pretty old.

While convex mirrors deliver a wider field of view, they somewhat distort the perception of distance. That’s why the warning, “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear,” was added to ...

The text on a car's side mirror informs both drivers and passengers about this. These convex mirrors aren't just limited to cars. You may have also noticed them in garages, parking lots, and even ...

I started noticing the wide-angle side view mirror trend last fall when I drove the redesigned-for-2012 Honda CR-V.These vehicle mirrors seem to be everywhere, including many Ford vehicles and my ...

The disclaimer “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear” is featured on passenger-side mirrors of vehicles manufactured in the United States, Canada, India, Korea, and Australia. These ...

Is it always the case that the best place to install a convex blind-spot mirror is the upper left for the left side mirror? – Robert. There’s no clear view on the best spot for blind-spot mirrors.

On the other hand, convex mirrors do a much better job of minimizing blind spots than their flat, aka planar, alternatives. They do such a good job, in fact, that in 2010 the US Department of ...

In other parts of the world, convex or aspherical mirrors (curved mirrors with a wider field of view than flat mirrors) can be installed on the driver’s side, but our federal regulations, which ...

Here’s an entry from the annals of “things I’ve always wondered about but never had the energy to bother checking on”: Why don’t cars in the United States have convex driver’s side ...

The shape of the mirror also makes a difference in our perception. In the U.S., passenger-side mirrors are convex (meaning curved slightly outward), whereas driver-side mirrors are flat.