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Don't you know people can't be trusted? e.g. compulsory seat belt use laws.

• dmix 9y ago
  What about the hundreds of millions car companies invest in safety features now? Would they not care about it and the endless industry safety reviews ratings had we not had seat belts pushed onto every car company in the 70s? Private companies invented the seat belt in the late 40s without any regulation asking them too. There is a strong demand for safety features both by pure sales demand and liability by the courts. The revelation back then was exactly how dangerous cars were and the importance of safety practices. And it's good it was formalized in things like driver training courses and licensing which verifies people understand that before entering a vehicle. As well as advertising campaigns and other efforts to push the idea.