Originally Posted by Rabidraider
Well at least we agree on our Crossfire year, transmission and color...
I'm a big proponent of safety equipment because I've seen it work so often, From padded dashes, seat belts, crumple zones, traction control and yes even air bags when used properly. I agree there would be less need for this equipment if people weren't driving insane, but you can't stop human nature sometimes. The amount of life saved and the savings of Billions of dollars in medical expenses make it worth to me...
Cheers
Mark
Mark,
We actually agree on a whole lot. All that advanced safety stuff has saved my assets on two different occasions, both of which were caused by the other guy not paying attention to what he was doing, so I have a little bit of emotional baggage when we get on this subject.
I was glad to have the side protection beams & airbags. I just wish Uncle Sam wouldn't tell me I
had to have them. I also wish people would learn how to drive their cars properly rather than rely on technology to do it for them.
A side note about the airbags: They are a beautiful thing. We (the USA) kind of blew it in the implementation. When they were first mandated, DOT specified the bags had to protect any
unrestrained adult in a collision. In order to do that, the bag had to deploy with such force that it would kill you if you sat too close to it. Kind of ironic in my mind...