good example, I had public parking in mind. Dont most garage doors come around the same size anyways, of course thats in 1 car, 2car, 3car.. and so on. I have a 1 car garage, and I fit the outi through it just fine, its one of the smallest door's I've seen in my opinion, granted everytime I squeeze its a stomachcrunching moment, but it fits just fine without folding mirrors.

 

That is exactly why we don't get power folding side mirrors or the front side mirror in North America... we don't need them.

 

If you need to fold your mirrors and get out of the hatch or climb out of a window shouldn't you redesign your garage opening? Seems kind ofpointless to me. Not to mention the mirror is only on one side, did they say well **** the passenger side of the car? Now I understand why so many ride bikes to work.

 

Another reason is that the roads are super narrow in some places in Japan, so the mirrors get torn off if they're not tucked in. The mirrors of the car driving whacks the parked mirrors.