Originally Posted by
Digital_Cowboy
Add to that all of the "safety features" as well as "comfort features" of the "modern car" and it's surprising that more people aren't killed on the streets then there already are.
Take power steering and brakes, thanks to those people don't have to "fight" with their cars as they drive. Add suspension systems that make all but the roughest roads as smooth as a baby's bottom. Than there's the passive and in most newer cars an almost active restraint system, ABS, sensors that detect when another car is "too close." Interiors that are so sound proof that emergency vehicles aren't heard. Coupled with sound systems that are as good if not better than what a lot of people have in their homes.
Is it any wonder why some people "forget" that they're driving a 2-ton missile?
Hmm, traffic fatalities have declined over many years as the number of people and drivers and miles-driven have all increased.
Maybe, the "'safety features' as well as 'comfort features' of the 'modern car'" aren't actually
real problems. (Note that there is evidence that cell-phones/texting are problems.)