This has also increased pedestrian accidents.  With the increased width of the frame pedestrians are obscured when making left hand turns.<p>&#x27;Why Left Turns Are So Deadly&#x27; <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wnyc.org&#x2F;story&#x2F;left-turns&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wnyc.org&#x2F;story&#x2F;left-turns&#x2F;</a><p>&gt; &quot;When we compare the data, we find that drivers could see more outside their vehicles in the 1980s than they can now,&quot; Dr. Matthew Reed, a research professor with the University of Michigan&#x27;s Transportation Research Institute, said.