> Mandates have never and will never manifest technological/scientific advancements out of nowhere. I don't think that anyone is arguing that. I think the poin

> Mandates have never and will never manifest technological/scientific advancements out of nowhere. I don't think that anyone is arguing that. I think the point is that the free market doesn't deliver these kind of safety features w/o the "incentive" of government mandates. Whether that is b/c the market doesn't demand those safety features in the absence of a mandate is another issue.