Al Gore, what a phony...

E61Silver · #1 04-03-2008, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MrLabGuy

Here is where your argument goes awry. There needs to be a balance between economy and safety. The laws of physics dictates that driving a Suburban head on into a Prius makes the Suburban a safer car.

If you leave safety up to the free market responsible safety conscious people will buy the safer cars and those who chose less will eventually die off as part of Natural Selection thus making unsafe cars less profitable.

How many Hummers are being sold in comparison to the Prius? Seems to me the free market is guiding sales of economy and safety.

The problem is that the law of physics generally make large cars and trucks safer, if we all drove smaller cars you would not have to worry about the jerk driving a Hummer.

Car makers resisted change in the 60's, 70's and 80's yet through government dictated standards we have cleaner burning safer cars. We need the government to force change for the good of the people.

MrLabGuy · #2 04-03-2008, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by x54.4blue

The problem is that the law of physics generally make large cars and trucks safer, if we all drove smaller cars you would not have to worry about the jerk driving a Hummer.

Car makers resisted change in the 60's, 70's and 80's yet through government dictated standards we have cleaner burning safer cars. We need the government to force change for the good of the people.

What do plan may I ask to do with all the big rigs on the road? Guess where the car is in this photo.

Good news is the airbag deployed as designed.

Wagner · #3 04-03-2008, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by x54.4blue

The problem is that the law of physics generally make large cars and trucks safer, if we all drove smaller cars you would not have to worry about the jerk driving a Hummer.

Car makers resisted change in the 60's, 70's and 80's yet through government dictated standards we have cleaner burning safer cars. We need the government to force change for the good of the people.

OK Ralph Nadar

Actually specs, designs, materials and advancements in technology have made vehicles safer for the average Joe. However, a Neon at 65mph will bash you off the road just as fast as a Hummer

E61Silver · #4 04-03-2008, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Wagner

OK Ralph Nadar

Actually specs, designs, materials and advancements in technology have made vehicles safer for the average Joe. However, a Neon at 65mph will bash you off the road just as fast as a Hummer

It is because of government dictated standards, car makers embraced technology and made cars safer. This is not to say that some car makers like Volvo, MB and BMW were already providing leadership, it just forced the others to move in the same direction. This resulted in a better safer car for the common joe.