Thread: Transportation Research Board Reports that US Lags Way Behind Other Nations in Safety
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Old 11-17-10, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by hotbike
I have a theory that the decrease in deaths, that we see in this chart, is due to safety improvements in cars.
Here are a few:
Radial Tires
Rack & Pinion Steering
Air Bags
Disk Brakes
Day Time Running Lights

None of these things are mandated in the United States. A redneck can keep driving his 1972 Pontiac, which has none of these features.
Odd how that redneck 1972 Pontiac, is still running even though it must have been totaled 100 times from all the crashes you assume it must have been in.

I guess redneck 1972 Pontiacs don't really crash that often, so that is the car I want to be in.
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