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Uhh... I'm pretty sure vehicle safety improvements have more to do with that than anything.

• UnoriginalGuy 10y ago
  Which are enacted largely through legislation.
  • nrb 10y ago
    Crumple zones, seat belts, and air bags are a far cry from setting hard limits on performance characteristics of the vehicle, even if those same requirements may have had a negligible impact on vehicle performance. I guess the question is where the line is drawn between sensible and "nanny-state" regulation.
    • beachstartup 10y ago
      to me, the rule of thumb is: does this regulation encourage innovation, or curtail it? it isn't black or white, but i think it brings it into focus a bit more.
• sammydavis 10y ago
  And obviously we all drive much much faster on average than people did in the 1930s, yet we are much much safer.