Patent ID: 6979090

Claim:
An external mirror for a driver's side of a motor vehicle that provides two different views to a driver of the motor vehicle, the external mirror comprising: a flat half and a convex half, the flat half occupying a portion of the mirror that is closest to the driver and having a flat reflecting surface, wherein the flat half provides a normal view of objects close to the driver's side of the vehicle, and wherein the convex half occupies a portion of the mirror that is furthest away from the driver, the convex half having a reflecting surface that curves outward, the convex half providing an expanded view of objects to the driver's side of the vehicle, in relation to the view provided by the flat half, wherein the expanded view includes the normal view provided by the flat half, and further wherein the driver is able to clearly see objects in both halves of the mirror simultaneously so that there is no moment of distraction and no need for vision accommodation when the driver views objects in the mirror, wherein a highest point on the convex half is in a plane that is higher than a plane of the surface of the flat half, and a lowest point on the convex half is in a second plane that is also higher than the plane of the flat half of the mirror; and, a means for attaching the mirror to the side of the vehicle.