New IIHS Study Shows Vehicle Blind Zones Expanded Dramatically Over 25 Years - CollisionWeek

New IIHS Study Shows Vehicle Blind Zones Expanded Dramatically Over 25 Years - CollisionWeek

Study finds forward visibility declined as much as 58% over multiple vehicle redesign cycles. Forward blind zones in six top-selling passenger vehicles grew substantially from 1997 to 2023 as pedestrian and bicyclist deaths soared, according to a study using a new measurement technique developed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The study, led by researchers from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Volpe Center, found forward vi…

IIHS says new vehicle designs have increased blind zones

The forward blind zones of six top-selling passenger vehicles have grown substantially over the past 25 years, as pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities have soared, according to a comparison technique developed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). A study led earlier this year by researchers from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Volpe Center was the first to use the new IIHS method for measuring a driver’s direct area of vi…

Front Blindspots Grow as Vehicle Size Increases: New IIHS Method Confirms

A newly developed measurement method from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has revealed forward visibility in some of America’s best-selling vehicles has declined significantly over the past quarter century. Using a new visual mapping technique, researchers found that several high-volume models—including three popular SUVs—now feature dramatically larger blind zones in front of the