I agree with everything you said except this: > being able to know exactly how your car will react in all situations If one depends on intimate knowledge of h

I agree with everything you said except this: > being able to know exactly how your car will react in all situations If one depends on intimate knowledge of his own car for safety then he’s likely already driving outside the safety envelope of the code, which was written to provide enough safety margin for people driving bad cars from 40yr ago.