After you acquire a car you go in for some after market products. Some of these are Body kits, Air intakes, Tail lights, Fog lights, car spoilers etc. Car mirror is also one of these and it is one of the simplest. As compared to other accessories of a car, making a car mirror involves much less engineering. However modern technology has improved the simple car mirrors too.
When you drive there is traffic in front, there is traffic behind you as also on your right and left sides. If you have to safely proceed further on the road you have to be aware of all the traffic. Car mirrors help you in seeing all such traffic.
First there is the direct rear-view mirror. It makes you see the vehicle that is following you. Through it you know if it is going to overtake you or is content to follow you. You could adjust your driving according to what you see.
Nowadays there are automatic dimming rear view mirrors. A car which comes towards you from front without dimming its headlights can be quite annoying. Due to the glare it reduces your vision clarity. A similar situation occurs if the headlights of the car that follows are bright and you get the glare through the rear-view mirror. A dimming rear view mirror senses the brightness and does what is required to reduce the glare.
There are also wide angle rear-view mirrors that are available. They cover a wider area. There are special mirrors for towing vehicles. They have also to look for traffic in a larger area. When trucks are bigger or large SUVs are driven in reverse there is danger that they may hit an object or other vehicle. There are mirrors which are useful in coping with such situations. Through them you can also see the hazards which are not visible in ordinary mirrors.
Some side mirrors also do the function of turn signals. They have a light on their outer side. These indicate to the vehicle following you whether you will be turning left or right.
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