When looking into buying a Forester, one of the many positive items mentioned in Motor Trend concerning the Forester was the excellent visibility.
A few moments ago, I walked out to my Forester for a trip to the grocery store. I walked behind the vehicle which was parked front facing in the driveway. I entered the vehicle, arranged a few things in the glove compartment. About 20-30 seconds. I started the car and put her in reverse, turned to look behind and something caught my eye in the back window. I could see about 2 inches of the top of a bicycle helmet. It turns out that a little boy of about 5 years of age decided to stop on the sidewalk right behing my vehicle after I was inside. Then about 5 seconds later he started moving again down the sidewalk. If it had not been for the excellent visibility out the back window, I shudder to think what would have happened.
As I drove away I was so thankful for the excellent visibility in this vehicle
A few moments ago, I walked out to my Forester for a trip to the grocery store. I walked behind the vehicle which was parked front facing in the driveway. I entered the vehicle, arranged a few things in the glove compartment. About 20-30 seconds. I started the car and put her in reverse, turned to look behind and something caught my eye in the back window. I could see about 2 inches of the top of a bicycle helmet. It turns out that a little boy of about 5 years of age decided to stop on the sidewalk right behing my vehicle after I was inside. Then about 5 seconds later he started moving again down the sidewalk. If it had not been for the excellent visibility out the back window, I shudder to think what would have happened.
As I drove away I was so thankful for the excellent visibility in this vehicle