Originally Posted by miljnor  mandating lighter cars dosn't mean they are mandating weaker cars.
The cars may not survive accidents because the are weaker and they are weaker because the auto manufacturers don't believe people will accept the price hike.
If you make two identical cars one more crash resistant and one less so, all other factors are equal the people will typically buy the cheaper more fragile car. All of these things are driven by supply and demand. If the public wanted safe they would get safe.
The bullet proof vest is a saftey item a car is not so that is a horrible analogy! But if your looking at cost then some police would buy the cheaper one to safe money, Heck when it gets hot some police don't even wear the dang things! (and its against regs!) |
All good points, but there are limits to what you can design with a certain weight of material.
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