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<blockquote data-quote="mach9" data-source="post: 1842648" data-attributes="member: 16657"><p>For those of you who want to know what the example of the A-pillar is about... here are a few pics</p><p> </p><p>1. <img src="http://i.imgur.com/rFyVKMQ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>This image has the A-pillars circled and indicates how it affects a drivers FOV/POV which is in turn also affected by one's height and therefore the line of sight from the normal driving position. This is also why seat height adjustment is an important feature for some in a car. On the flipside, it also shows you how tall drivers are affected by swooping cab-forward designs in todays cars. Due to the rake and the swoop, the roof - pillar flow can and does come quite close to a tall drivers head. If the pillar happens to be broad too.. the blind spot created can be quite a bother for some tall people.</p><p> </p><p>2. <img src="http://i.imgur.com/awwsKfY.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>This is about the closest i feel it comes to the height/POV position for most people, except it's centered... if the image was at the same height but slightly to the left, it would illustrate perfectly the POV for a regular driver and the fact that you CANNOT seem to see the front of the vehicle at all. For people who've come up through the ages, they will instantly notice this.</p><p> </p><p>3. <img src="http://i.imgur.com/pNMjtib.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>Side profile, though possibly not to scale.. illustrates perfectly the shallow rake of the windshield to the front and the POV angles involved at an estimated height for an average driver. (Actually i feel the drivers position should be slightly forward and a tad lower!!) The area in Green gives an idea of the thickness of the A-pillar and how it needs to be factored in by the driver when adjusting and compensating for it in his driving style.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">**disclaimer, all images used are from a search in Google and all copyrights belong to the original creators of these images with all credit and thanks to them. Just in case</span> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mach9, post: 1842648, member: 16657"] For those of you who want to know what the example of the A-pillar is about... here are a few pics 1. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/rFyVKMQ.jpg[/IMG] This image has the A-pillars circled and indicates how it affects a drivers FOV/POV which is in turn also affected by one's height and therefore the line of sight from the normal driving position. This is also why seat height adjustment is an important feature for some in a car. On the flipside, it also shows you how tall drivers are affected by swooping cab-forward designs in todays cars. Due to the rake and the swoop, the roof - pillar flow can and does come quite close to a tall drivers head. If the pillar happens to be broad too.. the blind spot created can be quite a bother for some tall people. 2. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/awwsKfY.jpg[/IMG] This is about the closest i feel it comes to the height/POV position for most people, except it's centered... if the image was at the same height but slightly to the left, it would illustrate perfectly the POV for a regular driver and the fact that you CANNOT seem to see the front of the vehicle at all. For people who've come up through the ages, they will instantly notice this. 3. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/pNMjtib.jpg[/IMG] Side profile, though possibly not to scale.. illustrates perfectly the shallow rake of the windshield to the front and the POV angles involved at an estimated height for an average driver. (Actually i feel the drivers position should be slightly forward and a tad lower!!) The area in Green gives an idea of the thickness of the A-pillar and how it needs to be factored in by the driver when adjusting and compensating for it in his driving style. [SIZE=2]**disclaimer, all images used are from a search in Google and all copyrights belong to the original creators of these images with all credit and thanks to them. Just in case[/SIZE] :p [/QUOTE]
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