2014 Mazda 3

[Hershey]

Handsome devil . Lots of new gadgets . The blindspot detection should be applied to all vehicles .

[CrankyOldMan]

Originally Posted by Hershey

Handsome devil . Lots of new gadgets . The blindspot detection should be applied to all vehicles .

Disagree: blindspots should be removed from all vehicles. Adding a nanny gadget only makes people more passive when driving and prone to stupid mistakes. Adding blind spot mirrors at the factory to compensate for poorly designed vehicles (e.g. FORD) is also not an acceptable solution. If the occupants can't see out, you've built the car wrong.

That said, I think the pictures are squashed. The side profile looks more like a Magnum wagon than a Mazda hatch, but it looks decent.

[jcboy]

Originally Posted by CrankyOldMan

Disagree: blindspots should be removed from all vehicles. Adding a nanny gadget only makes people more passive when driving and prone to stupid mistakes. Adding blind spot mirrors at the factory to compensate for poorly designed vehicles (e.g. FORD) is also not an acceptable solution. If the occupants can't see out, you've built the car wrong.

That said, I think the pictures are squashed. The side profile looks more like a Magnum wagon than a Mazda hatch, but it looks decent.

The blindspot is not our fault, it's the design of the optic nerves in our eyes.

Seriously speaking though, yeah you have a very valid point and I agree 100%. Although I don't blame the trend of the manufacturers nowadays to compromise the blind spot for design, having TOO much blindspot is beyond me.