This is why I always park out in the farther areas of parking lots, to stay away from pedestrians. That is a good point about the pillars on the sides of windshields. They are much larger these days than they used to be even 20 years ago. In the summer, before entering a road, I always do a sort of head swinging movement both left and right so I can see around the pillars and make sure there isn't anyone coming from either direction.