MrPterodactyl t1_ixzpx04 wrote
Reply to comment by suffertunity in The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths (includes a focus on pedestrian and cyclist deaths in DC) by woulditkillyoutolift
Yes, but some safety features actually make things worse for pedestrians and cyclists. For example, A pillars (the two structural pieces to the side of the windshield) have gone up in width in order to house side airbags and meet rollover requirements. This makes the forward blind spot of a car much larger.
thebruns t1_ixzrstt wrote
Rear window visibility is also dreadful these days
Quelcris_Falconer13 t1_iy2qt1j wrote
A pillars is what they’re called? I agree they’re wide. I often bounce my head around looking around it to see cuz there’s been a few times I missed someone as they were in that blind spot and I nearly hit them
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