That's disappointing to hear that other new vehicles have the same problem. In my opinion, that is a serious safety issue. I've rented several cars over the last year or two and never been in one as bad as the Leaf, though.
As for backing up, I'm less concerned. But, yes, the camera helps tremendously (when the lens is not covered with rain spatter :) Peri -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marion Hakanson Sent: 13 December, 2013 10:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [EVDL] nissan leaf visibility issues It's not just the Leaf. We've had our Leaf almost a year, and just replaced our remaining ICE car with a Mazda CX-5, which has the same problem. Many modern cars (certainly every 2013-2014 model we test drove) have these huge A-pillars, apparently in order to meet some of the current crash-protection requirements. Like you, I really dislike the decrease in outward vision. The little portholes in the Leaf A-pillars don't really help much. You have to get in the habit of moving your head around a lot, while leaning to the left and right. Perhaps it's beneficial to our core muscles (:-). It's also tough to see out the back of these vehicles, partly due to the requirement for rear-seat headrests. Backing up would be a disaster without the backup cameras in these cars. Regards, Marion On 12/13/13 09:39 AM, Peri Hartman wrote: > If you are considering a Leaf, be forewarned that the frontal visibility is > poor. Today, probably for the third time, I came close to hitting a > pedestrian while turning left. My wife has had similar occurrences. > Somehow, the design of the front pillars obstructs an entire crosswalk while > turning left. > > Normally, I lean over to the right to get a second look, but I didn't this > time and -sure enough - a ped was in the crosswalk. Fortunately, as I > progressed through the turn, he became visible - directly in my path. > > This is a serious problem with Nissan seems uninterested in addressing. > > Peri > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
