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  • Whatever Happened To Visibility?

    07/29/2012 5:17:54 PM PDT · by central_va · 27 replies
    TruthAboutCars.com ^ | January 17, 2011 | Edward Niedermeyer
    So, to the designers and engineers in the house we ask: how important is reducing the amount of glass in a vehicle improve safety test performance? To what extent does this issue drive design? And to the consumers we ask: are you really asking for ever-tightening greenhouses in the name of fashion? Can you identify a point at which introducing more glass to a design makes a car look dorky but creating a tighter greenhouse hurts usability (and possibly even active safety)?