Originally Posted by
genec
What year were airbags introduced into cars?
On 11 July 1984, the U.S. government amended Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 (FMVSS 208) to require cars produced after 1 April 1989 to be equipped with a passive restraint for the driver.
Gee, I wonder why fatalities by drivers and passengers has decreased?
…And anti lock brakes, and traction/stability control systems, and on board “driver you are about to run off the road/hit something” notification/take over control of the vehicle, systems.
Yes, today’s cars are much safer! Which helps lower the annual death rate. I believe the recession has also lowered the total miles driven in recent years. Pretty hard to kill someone/die in your car when you're not driving it.
Unfortunately we have done nothing to improve the operator of these safer machines.