Freakonomics®: Drivers Aren't the Only People With Blind Spots (http://www.freakonomics.com/2012/06/28/drivers-aren%E2%80%99t-the-only-people-with-blind-spots/)
QuoteMath professor R. Andrew Hicks has come up with an amazing new rear-view mirror for the driver's side of the car that eliminates blind spots. The secret is that standard mirrors are flat, but this one has subtle curves that greatly widens the field of view, but without being distorting. If you look at the photo accompanying the link above, it is amazing how much better the new mirror seems to be.