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 ...

Instead, to compensate for angle and distance, the passenger-side mirror is actually convex in shape—it bulges slightly in the center compared to the edges, like a contact lens. The convex shape ...

If you think the selfie was born as a direct result of the cellphone, “Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror,” painted just over 500 years ago by Francesco Mazzola, the Italian artist commonly ...

Getting closer to the winter season, an inquiring mind among readers wanted to know: I have had my convex mirrors crack in the wintertime more than once and was wondering if I am the only one 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 ...

R.F., Grayslake, Ill. A: According to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR 571.111, S5.4.2) “Each convex mirror shall have permanently and indelibly marked at the lower edge of the mirror’s ...