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Ahhh, the "Magical Market" that solves all... even in the most capitalists of countries safety regulations are necessary. Manufacturers' optimisations for maki
by Renaud 7y ago
Ahhh, the "Magical Market" that solves all... even in the most capitalists of countries safety regulations are necessary.
Manufacturers' optimisations for making their cars enticing to you does not mean they have to put a lot of thought in making their cars safe for _others_ on the road.
Safety Regulation is there to make sure those constraints are given a high priority in the design of equipment so it doesn't kill you, your passengers or the people around you.
- perceptronas 7y ago>Manufacturers' optimisations for making their cars enticing to you does not mean they have to put a lot of thought in making their cars safe for _others_ on the road. It does if it is important for customer. And even if it doesn't - it doesn't mean they will make it dangerous for pedestrians. Furthermore, regulations come from what market innovates. An imperfect analogy on why regulations don't always bring best results: having side mirrors is incredibly important safety regulation. That is of course until you can introduce better safety by not having them, but regulation prevents you from doing so (cameras)
- foepys 7y agoCustomers are dumb. People are putting CIA-level surveillance equipment into their homes just to not get up from the couch to turn the lights on. The Stasi or Nazis would have loved that back then. If a car costs $1,000 less but would catch fire in an instant when turned on its roof, people would opt for the money, I guarantee you that, because when was the last time you car was upside down?