Originally Posted By: the G-man

Vehicle safety, on the other hand, is not particularly market driven. Certainly some people take things like drivers side airbags and passenger restraints into consideration when purchasing a vehicle, but many more do not. This is because, unlike MPG, the average person cannot see a direct economic benefit from safety devices. Therefore, there is, in fact, a greater need for reasonable safety regulations.

In short, whomod didn't actually address what I wrote. He simply created a strawman argument.


Wow.

So you mean to tell me that you think the average person doesn't give a fuck about their families safety?