Table 1 shows one common exterior lighting related problems of the 2021 Lexus ES350.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Exterior Lighting problems |
My opened vehicle doors can not be seen in the path of other vehicle drivers when standing outside the opened vehicle door blocking the light on the vehicle doors. To solve this problem I added a fluorescent yellow/green retro-reflective tape to the lower interior door edge of each vehicle door that is automatically illuminated by another vehicle drivers headlights at night to allow another vehicle a visual warning and the added time to allow accident avoidance to occur. I also contacted the new york city dept. Of transportation that also includes the police department and learned that with the fleet of 31,000 vehicles they have they have a continuous upwards of 1,000 opened vehicle door collisions a year. I believe NHTSA is not reporting specifically incidents of opened vehicle door collisions because the specific type of incident is not included in the motor vehicle accident accident reports provided back to NHTSA. I request NHTSA include the following in accident reports opened vehicle door to be included into my petition for rulemaking since non-reporting of opened vehicle door collisions is "grossly under or not reported'. It is my low estimate that in the united states upwards of 500. 000 opened vehicle door collisions occur yearly and NHTSA has "just cause" to include these incidents in its reporting systems.