# Do Any New Cars Still Have The Following?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-new-cars-still-have-the-following/719916>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 13, 2015, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-new-cars-still-have-the-following/719916 "2015-05-13T06:08:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-new-cars-still-have-the-following/719916/121 "2015-05-26T00:45:49Z")

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> [@jz78817](#):
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> those are there because A-pillars have become so goddamned thick due to roof crush standards and side curtain airbags that it’s all they can do to try to regain some outward visibility.

Yeah. But a crushed roof in a rollover might be less of a risk than grapeshot from an airbag.

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-new-cars-still-have-the-following/719916/122 "2015-05-26T01:06:42Z")

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> [@jz78817](#):
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> those are there because A-pillars have become so goddamned thick due to roof crush standards and side curtain airbags that it’s all they can do to try to regain some outward visibility.

Huh. I thought that in the linked example, at least, it was just because they didn’t want to take the front door edge any further forward…

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