One of the new safety standards in recent years has been a mandatory space in between the hood and anything hard like the enine, which is intended to act as a c

One of the new safety standards in recent years has been a mandatory space in between the hood and anything hard like the enine, which is intended to act as a crumble zone for pedestrians. This has caused auto manufacturers to raise the hood above the chassis to provide this distance. This makes the beltline of the car taller, which with the roof unmoved results in a skinnier greenhouse. A skinnier greenhouse now means there is less driver visibility as windows aren't as tall. Another increase in safety standard in recent years has been advances in rollover protection. Auto manufacturers implement these protections by reinforcing the columns leading to the cars roofs. These reinforcements add thickness and mass to these pillars, especially around the C pillar. These thicker columns take up more room in the greenhouse's corners, which now mean drivers now have less visibility into the critical blindspots of the car's rear. The reinforcement also are heavy, which decreases a car's ability to execute evasive maneuvers due to an increase in inertia. A third increase in safety culture was the expansion of air bags to more portions of the interior, which allows protection in additional collision directions. These new airbags are mounted on the roof and pillars of the car. The mass of these airbags decrease available space in the greenhouse of the car, which decreases driver visibility. The mechanisms for these airbags are also heavy, which decreases a car's ability to execute evasive and braking maneuvers. One easy way to combat an undersized greenhouse in a car is to make the entire car bigger. This can enhance the feeling of safety of its users and improve aesthetic proportions. A bigger car is also a heavier car, which results in a decrease in maneuverability, braking, and fuel economy while also causing an increase in collision energy. The conclusion of all this in that our pursuit of safety we may have actually increased the risk of getting into accidents overall