Yep, I was going to comment on the blind spots. The massive A-pillars, especially, on newer airbag-equipped vehicles, makes pedestrians simply disappear. I have

Yep, I was going to comment on the blind spots. The massive A-pillars, especially, on newer airbag-equipped vehicles, makes pedestrians simply disappear. I have to constantly stay on top of it as a driver, and as a pedestrian/cyclist, I often see people turn their heads directly in my direction but they CANNOT SEE ME as their entire head is blocked by the pillar. I found this post[1] to be a really informative read about why we don't see things near pillars. --- At a traffic junction all but the worst of drivers will look in both directions to check for oncoming traffic. However, it is entirely possible for our eyes to “jump over” an oncoming bicycle or motorbike. The smaller the vehicle, the greater the chance it will fall within a saccade. This isn’t really a case of a careless driver, it’s more of a human incapacity to see anything during a saccade. Hence the reason for so many “Sorry mate, I didn’t see you” excuses. The faster you move your head, the larger the jumps and the shorter the pauses. Therefore, you’ve got more of a chance of missing a vehicle. We are effectively seeing through solid objects, with our brain filling in the image. Additionally, we tend to avoid the edges of the windscreen. The door pillars on a car therefore create an even wider blindspot. This is called windscreen zoning. --- 1. https://themartincox.co.uk/raf-pilot-teach-safe-road/ https://themartincox.co.uk/raf-pilot-teach-safe-road/