The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, established in the late 1960s, include a section on rear-view visibility. It ...

Cars have convex mirrors instead of flat ones because they give a wider field of view. This means there are fewer blind spots, and the driver can see what's behind the car more clearly. However ...

Platzer went on to develop a convex mirror now used by Ford and GM. But he told Globe Drive he still stands by the BGE setting, if it's done properly. We tried it on a 2008 Honda Odyssey.