That's because these aren't the flat mirrors you might have in your house. They are convex mirrors. But why do cars use convex mirrors? To understand this, you first need to know how the human eye ...

A convex mirror placed on a sharp bend in Germany can mean the difference between safety and road accidents. A video recorded ...

The stylishly named PLX18 Circular Acrylic Indoor Convex Security mirror cost $37 on Amazon and came equipped with a swivel mounting bracket to extend its range of visibility in loading docks and ...

In the U.S., passenger-side mirrors are convex (meaning curved slightly outward), whereas driver-side mirrors are flat. A convex mirror placed on the passenger side reduces the driver’s blind ...

The answer lies in how a car’s side-view mirrors are designed. They are convex, meaning they are curved or rounded outward. The advantage of such a shape is that it gives a driver a wider field ...