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I don't know that I 100% agree. I bet the A-pillar is for safety but hoods and grills are also getting so tall that some reports indicate the front blindspot can be as large as 16 feet! These grills are also more adept at killing pedestrians. I think it's partially because US safety is focused on occupants and ignores anyone outside the car afaict.

What I'm seeing in the suburban example graph in the article, is that the vehicle and hood have gotten way taller... I don't know how hoods/grills this high improve safety - I assume it's mostly the opposite. But they do "look rugged/beefy" - like all trucks and SUVs have to in order to sell - just look at the difference! [1]

"Millions of SUVs, trucks have dangerous front blind zone" [2]

[1] https://static1.hotcarsimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploa...

[2] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/americas-cars-trucks-ar... (or all the other writeups of this report)