The problem
Entering a roundabout: what risks do we all run everyday?
The car’s strong frames must protect passengers in the event of an accident. The A-pillar plays a fundamental role in car design, getting wider and stronger, ensuring safety for the passengers.
Nevertheless, the A-pillar’s thick size – wider than 6,5 cm which is the average distance between two human eyes, and only a few cm from the driver’s eyes – produces a blind corner that inevitably hides pedestrians, scooters and bicycles, causing accidents with possible fatal outcomes.
In spite of the decreasing frequency of accidents, the incidence of impacts in roundabouts is increasing by 100%.