Design blind spot cited in driving lapseJOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/STUFF Anthony Rex Dendy-Steadman, 71, must pay $2000 to the person he crashed into near Rangiora in January 2017, but has been discharged without conviction. Lucas had cited a July 2015 review by Dave McCoid from NZ Trucking magazine, published on Stuff, which said the Fiat Ducato van had blind spot issues. McCoid wrote: "From the driver's seat, regardless of seat adjustment, you can't see cars in the blind spot without rocking forward and back to double check. It seemed the other car was effectively in Dendy-Steadman's blind spot and he had not seen it. Dendy-Steadman's research confirmed the blind spot issue and it was not an "unconvincing explanation or excuse cooked up to deal with this case".

Source: Stuff March 06, 2018 01:18 UTC