What is "rear-view mirror"

n. a mirror in a vehicle that allows the driver to see the traffic behind

A rear-view mirror is a mirror in automobiles and other vehicles, designed to allow the driver to see rearward through the vehicle's rear window (rear windshield).

In cars, the rear-view mirror is usually affixed to the top of the windshield on a double- swivel mount allowing it to be adjusted to suit the height and viewing angle of any driver and to swing harmlessly out of the way if impacted by a vehicle occupant in a collision.

The rear-view mirror is augmented by one or more side-view mirrors, which serve as the only rear-vision mirrors on motorcycles and bicycles.

Rear-view mirror may refer to:

• Rear-view mirror, a mirror in vehicles which allows the driver to see the area behind the vehicle
• Rearview Mirror: An American Musical Journey, 2005 album by Don McLean
• Rearviewmirror (song), a song by Pearl Jam from their 1993 album Vs.
• rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003), Pearl Jam's first greatest hits album
• Rear View Mirror, a song by Grandaddy from their 2006 album Just Like the Fambly Cat
• Rearview, a song by Anastacia from her 2005 album Anastacia
• "Rear View Mirror", a song by E-40 featuring B-Legit and Stressmatic, from the 2011 album Revenue Retrievin': Overtime Shift