Something new has invaded the driving scene. It is the patented vehicle mirror that offers 260-degree peripheral views or vision without any movement of the head. This latest feature has made driving safer, less stressful and much easier for people who struggle with visual difficulties and other impairments. This includes the guy who created the article: Brad Sawyer. Read on to continue looking ahead in your rearview mirrors.
A look forward to the rearview mirrors, anyone?
Sawyer is a Vietnam veteran who is now completely disabled. He came up with the mirror to help him drive. He has a condition called ankylosing spondylitis (AS) that has left his neck, rib cage, and spine fused together. This makes it impossible to turn your head. Thanks to the safety mirror, it is now possible to look straight ahead and work with the right and left hinges to see in any direction. As a result, he can clearly see when it’s okay to turn left or right.
His invention makes it easy to check for approaching vehicles. Sawyer says that being able to tilt the visors correctly has made it unnecessary to ask people around him if cars are coming.
The MultiFlex Adjust-A-View Safety Mirror (US Patent #6926416) is the official name for the automotive device. He has helped people with various disabilities. Sawyer goes on to talk about a 33-year-old mother of two who has been in possession of a driver’s license for more than 16 years. The woman drives herself and others, as well as her children, safely and securely, even when retinoblastoma, a type of cancer, took out one of her eyes when she was just two years old.
She says these days she doesn’t have to turn her head as much when looking for blind spots. The woman adds that the tool improves peripheral vision on both sides, but especially on the left. Four-corner intersections are no longer a safety concern for her, she says.
Sawyer goes on to say that people with arthritis and those tormented by backaches, poor eyesight and stiff necks now enjoy the security of being able to easily see what was previously hidden in blind spots. The invention offers a tool-less attachment to the driver’s side sun visor, allowing distortion-free image reflections in the right and left side blind spots along with the car’s rear seat compartment.
The MultiFlex Adjust-A-View Safety Mirror measures 33/4 inches tall and 123/4 inches wide. It features right and left mirrors that measure 51/2 inches wide and three inches tall. The safety mirror is attached to a standard driver’s side window visor. To adjust the mirrors individually, the driver uses the hinges, which helps to see nearby traffic on the right and left sides. The product is useful for those who experience difficulty seeing objects in their rear view mirror.