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A comment on A Fighter Pilot’s Guide to Surviving on the Roads (2012) [pdf].

Re:A Fighter Pilot’s Guide to Surviving on the Roads (2012) ... by jdietrich on Sunday September 04, 2016 @01:31PM (#12425576)
It's also worth noting that the blind spots in cars are getting bigger. Stricter rollover crash tests require large pillars to support the roof; many modern cars feature curtain airbags, further widening the pillars.

This is a particular problem with the A-pillars at the front of the car, which are often large enough to completely obscure a motorcycle or bicycle at a junction.

Alongside saccades, A-pillar blind spots are a leading cause of the accidents that British bikers call SMIDSYs - "Sorry Mate, I Didn't See You".

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Re:A Fighter Pilot’s Guide to Surviving on the Roads (2012) ... by lamontcg on Sunday September 04, 2016 @03:35PM (#12426289)
^ yeah this comment is what i was looking for in this thread.

the same argument about vehicles on a collision course with you being fixed on the windscreen applies equally to being fixed behind your pillar. particularly pedestrians crossing in a crosswalk. it makes sense to always look 'around' your pillar when you go past a crosswalk or when your pillar is lined up with the corner of an intersection.

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