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Road Mirrors
It's possible for the car navigation to direct me from a normal size two lane road onto a one lane, but still two way road without warning. In the photo below, taken out my windshield the road is so narrow that if oncoming traffic came I would have had to back down until a clearing to pull off the road was available. 
To make matters worse these roads are often in mountains terrain with constant corners. The solution is road mirrors that allow traffic in either direction to see oncoming traffic and prevent collisions.
Because of their shape the image is mirrored making it appear as if approaching traffic is in your lane which can be confusing. On the route to Koyasan every corner had a mirror of this type which allowed some drivers to go faster, always taking the inside of the corner, and allowed less aggressive drivers like myself to prevent being trapped by the tour buses which were too long to turn the corners in one lane. It is common to see these mirrors in city intersections with poor visibility as well.
To make matters worse these roads are often in mountains terrain with constant corners. The solution is road mirrors that allow traffic in either direction to see oncoming traffic and prevent collisions.
Because of their shape the image is mirrored making it appear as if approaching traffic is in your lane which can be confusing. On the route to Koyasan every corner had a mirror of this type which allowed some drivers to go faster, always taking the inside of the corner, and allowed less aggressive drivers like myself to prevent being trapped by the tour buses which were too long to turn the corners in one lane. It is common to see these mirrors in city intersections with poor visibility as well.
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