Mirror For Improved Visibility of Danger Zone Area on Right Side of School Buses

A method for allowing a driver of a vehicle to view the vehicle's opposite side, comprising the steps of:

• mounting a rearward reflecting first mirror toward the front of the vehicle for viewing the rear of the vehicle's opposite side from the driver's seat, and
• mounting a forward reflecting second mirror toward the rear of the vehicle, said second mirror being viewable to the driver through said first mirror, wherein the second mirror provides a view of an area on the side of the vehicle when viewed through the first mirror.

A method of viewing the opposite side of a vehicle by its driver, comprising the steps of:

• viewing the rear of the vehicle through a first mirror positioned toward the front of the vehicle and reflecting rearward, and
• viewing forward along the vehicle through a second mirror positioned toward the rear of the vehicle and viewable through the first mirror from the driver's seat.

The method of claim 22, wherein the area on the side of the vehicle includes an area immediately forward of a rear wheel of the vehicle.

The method of claim 22, wherein the area on the side of the vehicle includes at least a portion of a rear wheel of the vehicle.

A method of providing a view of an area on the side of a vehicle to a driver of the vehicle comprising:

• providing a first mirror viewable from the driver's seat;
• and
• providing a second mirror viewable through the first mirror, wherein when the second mirror is viewed through the first mirror from the driver's seat the second mirror provides a view of an area on the side of the vehicle.