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As far as I know you can still buy an old car without any of these features, either pass or be exempt from any of emissions standards, and more or less drive th
by tjr225 4y ago
As far as I know you can still buy an old car without any of these features, either pass or be exempt from any of emissions standards, and more or less drive that car wherever the heck you want it. So, I’m not sure how any of the regulations you cite affect the poor. Unless of course the poor are attempting to purchase or finance new cars, which even I as someone who makes well into six figures without any debt except my mortgage, won’t do.
- Aloha 4y agoThere is a reason the average vehicle age in the US keeps going up, also all of those do-dads and addons at least marginally increase repair costs.
- Cd00d 4y agoThe reason the average age goes up is because it's far easier to maintain a car well past 100k miles now than it ever has been before. https://www.caranddriver.com/research/a32758625/how-many-miles-does-a-car-last/ https://www.caranddriver.com/research/a32758625/how-many-mil...
- KingMachiavelli 4y agoAny change's effect is relative. If new cars become more expensive because of regulation then used cars become slightly more expensive because the market as a whole shifts. So the poor end up driving just as unsafe a vehicle but pay a bit more. Of course the poor, like everyone else, in theory benefits from the positive externality of other people having backup cameras and other safety features.