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Does anyone know anymore about this? I noticed that in my RHD smart, the windscreen wiper on the driver's side fails to clean an area of 10cm on the far right This reduces the available windscreen space by 7.5% which means 15% for the driver but the passenger's view is unaffected Checking out YouTube, the LHD smart has exactly the same windscreen wiper mechanism as my RHD so it fully clears the driver's side This seems to be a case of Smart not converting the wipers for a RHD version It is very annoying and Smart's advise is to keep the windscreen clean - but 1/5 accidents are caused by a lack of visibility?? - a windscreen wipers should be fit for purpose ie to clean the windscreen Another thing, when the un-cleanable area is added to the ceiling strut this doubles the blindspot to the driver's right - enough for a small child, pedestrian or cyclist to hide in - is this SAFE? Finally, in a RHD car, one of the most dangerous manoeuvres is to cross oncoming traffic for example overtaking, and this problem creates a bigger blindspot here too Smart claim that the car is OK relative to safety standards in Europe and don't feel they have to do anything more Can we rally them for a change of their attitude?
