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I don't follow your logic. Safety on modern cars is taken pretty seriously. I don't think many people die in cars today in 10 mph wrecks, but that's plenty fast

• parennoob 11y ago
  > Safety on modern cars is taken pretty seriously. Yes, at the time of manufacture. How about maintenance? If your car has severe mechanical problems, you are endangering everyone around you (and of course yourself as well). > I don't think many people die in cars today in 10 mph wrecks Not that many cars go 10mph. Why should it be some kind of benchmark for car safety? Freeway speed limits are usually between 55 and 70mph, and are violated with a level of casualness that varies by state.
• Pxtl 11y ago
  Safety on modern cars is taken pretty seriously by regulators, but not by law enforcement. If you kill somebody when you're behind the wheel, and you were sober? You'll usually get dinged with "failure to yield", which basically means "there was an accident and it was your fault because your car was where it was when it had no right to be". Like turning when the intersection isn't clear or something. That comes with a $500 fine. A $500 for taking a life by negligence. Yeah, besides airbags and seat-belts, we collectively don't give a crap about vehicular safety.