Objects in mirror are closer than they appear
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Objects in mirror are closer than they appear
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The phrase "objects in (the) mirror are closer than they appear" is a safety warning that is required to be engraved on passenger side mirrors of motor vehicles in many places such as the United States, Canada, Nepal, India, and South Korea. It is present because while these mirrors' convexity gives them a useful field of view, it also makes objects appear smaller. Since smaller-appearing objects seem further away than they actually are, a driver might make a maneuver such as a lane change assum
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Safety warning on convex mirrors
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objects_in_mirror_are_closer_than_they_appear
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2024-04-23T17:08:18Z
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