Do motorists not look before they back out?

[OakLeaf]

The Prius is one of the worst cars I've ever driven with respect to blind spots.

+1!!!!!! Although actually, since it has that backup camera, if you keep twisting and turning to look out the window and then in the camera, you can actually see much more going backwards in that stupid car than you can going forward. When you're taking a left hand curve, you literally cannot see the road in front of you.

Supposedly they'll have a new body style for '09.

A lot of older people have neck mobility issues. Which means they can't see out of most cars, particularly when backing. My dad asked me about the Prius - he's had cervical vertebrae fused at two levels, and I told him absolutely not to get that car.