What do we mean by “Glare” on a rear view mirror?

When driving at night, and another vehicle approaches from the rear, a driver may experience an blinding flash or “glare” from his rear-view mirror. The headlights from other vehicles be temporarily blinding or distracting, causing multiple traffic fatalities each year.

Glare can cause“visual staying phenomenon”.

As the rear view mirror reflects the head and tail lights of other vehicles, It can cause the driver discomfort or distraction. While the light shines into the rear-view mirror, it causes the driver to focus on that Glare and not on the road ahead. Light is transmitted to the optic nerve and forms a visual image. Scientists have found that when glare creates a visual image, the image does not disappear immediately when the glare is removed. This is called the “visual staying phenomenon”. So after the glare disappears from rear view mirror it may take from 4-8 seconds for your eyes to recover.

Glare makes the pupil contract in the human eye.

Glare will cause the pupil to contract and become smaller. When this happens the road ahead will appear darker and less defined. It can take anywhere from 10 seconds to 1 full minute for the pupil and retina to fully recover.

Glare leads to slower response times.

The effects of glare have been proven to slow down human response times.

Conclusions:

1. the “visual Staying Phenomenon interferes with safe driving.
2. Glare contracts the pupil making it harder to see the road.
3. Glare can slow response time and causes distraction and fatigue to the human brain.
These 3 factors will delay the drivers response time about 1.5 seconds. At a speed of 100 Km per hour glare can cause the braking distance to increase from 43 meters to about 80 meters. This additional braking time greatly increases the probability of an accident.

This is a dangerous phenomenon that occurs every day and causes thousands of accidents every year.

We have to find solutions to avoid the accidents that Glare causes.

How does an auto-dimming mirror work?

The auto- dimming mirror from Germid can solve the issue of glare. Once the auto-dimming mirror detects high glare, it will automatically reduce the brightness from 63% to 6% within seconds. This can greatly improve the ability of a driver to safely operate the vehicle at night. When the glare disappears the brightness automatically increases to 63% again, giving the driver a clear rear view of the vehicle at all times.
 

The distinction between a traditional rear-view mirror and an auto-dimming rear view mirror.

Many vehicle are equipped with a manual-dimming rear-view mirror. It can be distracting and dangerous for a driver to have to constantly manually operate this function while driving at night. By comparison an auto-dimming mirror can automatically detect ambient light and adjust a mirrors brightness without a drivers input making them safer and more convenient.

Quality, safety

Germid has also been certified by many national electronics and safety testing organizations, and Automobile manufacturers.

Germid will offer you the safest, highest quality rear-view mirrors.

Features

>  Automatic activation when you select reverse gear
>  High resolution 4.3" LCD display
>  Looks and functions like a normal rear-vison mirror
>  Auto brightness adjustment
>  Uses existing mirror mount in most vehicles.
>  Rear Camera Display
    Optional function
>  1080p dvr for front recording

TECHNICAL DATA:

-4.3 inch TFTLCD monitor: 16:9

-Resolution: 480*272
-Brightness: 2800 cd/m2 
-Power requirement: DC 9~15V
-Operating temperature: -20 C ~ +70 C

Back up camera display:

Drivers want a rear camera system in their cars :
Camera-based systems can guide drivers safe parking.
People say that mirror is the best location for checking surroundings for safety.
Our Mirrors show backup video through 4.3inch display to ensure you safe parking.

Auto-dimming:

Company Profile

Our company  is a manufacturing company, founded in 2007, specializing in car rearview mirror. Currently, we are one of the most professional manufacturers of car interior rearview mirror .With an annual output by 1.2 million, GERMID is the OEM supplier of car interior rearview mirror for car factories such as TOYOTA, FIAT etc. All of our rearview mirrors have gained E-MARK, FCC and ROHS certification and passed TS-16949 management system. Quality is the key point, because once installed, the mirror will be over the driver's head everyday and no one could endure a bad product over your head. With the continuous improvement of the quality , we will rank in the World-class OEM suppliers of auto rearview mirror and root in this industry gradually.  

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