Motor vehicle safety mirror

Abstract

A mirror arrangement for mounting on a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having a passenger compartment, the mirror arrangement including a polygonal three dimensional member having at least two planar surfaces oriented obliquely with respect to one another and intersecting one another at an apex, at least two mirrored surfaces, one each of the at least two mirrored surfaces being disposed on one each of the at least two planar surfaces, the apex being oriented substantially toward the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, the angle of the apex being substantially between about 60 degrees and 120 degrees, an adjustment mechanism for rotating the directional orientation of the apex, the adjustment mechanism including: a rotatable support shaft connected to the polygonal three dimensional member, and a coaxial cable connected to the rotatable support shaft, the coaxial cable extending into the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, and a mounting mechanism for mounting the mirror arrangement on at least one of a forward portion and a rearward portion of the motor vehicle.

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