page_title: Objects in mirror are closer than they appear
hierarchical_section_title: Objects in mirror are closer than they appear
caption_attribution_description: English: Passenger side wing mirror on a Korean-specification Kia vehicle. Legend, in Korean, reads "Objects In Mirror are Closer Than They Appear".
context_page_description: The phrase "objects in 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 including United States, Canada, Nepal, India, and Saudi Arabia. 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 farther away than they actually are, a driver might make a maneuver such as a lane change assuming an adjacent vehicle is a safe distance behind, when in fact it is quite a bit closer. The warning serves as a reminder to the driver of this potential problem.
context_section_description: 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 including United States, Canada, Nepal, India, and Saudi Arabia.  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 farther away than they actually are, a driver might make a maneuver such as a lane change assuming an adjacent vehicle is a safe distance behind, when in fact it is quite a bit closer. The warning serves as a reminder to the driver of this potential problem.
caption: Wing mirror on a South Korean-specification vehicle. Legend in Korean reads "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear".
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