There has to be a better solution. Making things safer is good. Trading one safety aspect for another is dubious. I'm not sure what the right approach is, and it's off topic for this list, but I'd like to contribute some effort. If anyone has ideas, please send me personal email.
Peri -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Ross Sent: 14 December, 2013 8:43 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] nissan leaf visibility issues To the extent that EV's are heavier they require more robust support pillars. On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 2:30 PM, zeke Yewdall <[email protected]> wrote: > Just about all new cars seem to have this problem. A combination of the a > pillar strength requirement along with the aerodynamic design. Rear > visibility is poor in most of them too. I got in my old Subaru justy the > other day and was struck by how good the visibility both to the front and > rear was. Of course, it's probably almost as crashworthy as a GEM :) > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 13, 2013, at 10:39 AM, "Peri Hartman" <[email protected]> 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) > > -- Put this question to yourself: should I use everyone else to attain happiness, or should I help others gain happiness? *Dalai Lama * Tell me what it is you plan to do WIth your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver, "The summer day." To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 550-2430 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell (919) 513-0418 Desk [email protected] <[email protected]> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20131214/97a94c07 /attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ 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)
