Do Any New Cars Still Have The Following?

[Kenm]

@jz78817

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.

[Sunspace]

@jz78817

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…