Wing mirror

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Wing mirror of a Hyundai Getz.

Driver's control for Wing mirrors, with tiny curb-view button (saab 9-5).

Wing mirror retraction control (Saab 9-5).

Because of the location, wing mirrors are a commonly broken in accidents.

A wing mirror is a mirror found on motor vehicles for the purposes of helping the driver see areas behind the vehicle. A wing mirror is mounted (usually) on a wing or part analagous thereto, unlike a rear-view mirror. Sometimes a wing mirror is called a side-view mirror, although the purpose of the mirror is to help the driver see to the vehicles rear, not its sides.

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Car wing mirrors, in the United States, will usually have this line engraved on the lower part of the mirror -

Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.

The car wing mirrors are generally convex mirrors to allow the driver of the car to get a wide-angle view of the road but at the same time, causes objects to appear more distant.
A flat mirror on the other hand would not provide a wider view of the road and is hence generally used in cars as rear-view mirrors.

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