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14-year-old Alaina Gassler won a $25,000 prize for creating a prototype designed to eliminate a car's blind spots
bluedye33139
(1,474 posts)It seems really odd that there were two regions where car could be and I would never know.
dware
(12,423 posts)just think of the blind spots I have to deal with.
I wonder if her invention would work on my Tractor/Trailer?
Niagara
(7,646 posts)It looks like it.
Fla Dem
(23,730 posts)I am always amazed at these young Einsteins. It's like they are born with the knowledge. Reincarnation maybe?
Cirque du So-What
(25,965 posts)is looking at a problem with a fresh set of eyes. That's not to detract from their natural abilities, just to tout the value of fresh perspectives on problems.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,879 posts)I almost always notice the blind spots. Some cars are worse than others. Some years back I rejected a particular car because of what I thought were really bad blind spots. Not long after a friend bought one of those, and a few months later was complaining about the blind spots.
People need to pay attention to everything when they test drive a car.
What's really shocking to me is that the car manufacturers seem oblivious to the problem and continue to design cars as they do.
catbyte
(34,426 posts)system, but it's really unnecessary. It's got so many unobstructed windows all around that it's like driving in an aquarium. There are no blind spots to speak of. It's nothing like the 2011 Jeep Liberty I used to drive. That thing had such big blind spots that I'd hurt my neck craning it to make sure it was safe to pass on the freeway.
LeftInTX
(25,515 posts)I've got a 2013 Subaru Forester which has a fairly boxy rear window along with decent far back windows
brush
(53,832 posts)innovations in the future.
My car has the same blind spot, combined with the outside mirror it's even larger than just the "A" pillar.
Niagara
(7,646 posts)I had purchased a brand new car back in 2003. The A pillars in the new car were considerably thicker compared to the old car due to collision protection. I had almost pulled out in front of someone in the new car because of the blind spots of the A pillars.
We need to use this technology for safety.