That's the whole promise of the thing. Think how much cheaper and faster cars could be, if we didn't have to spend resources on seatbelts and catalytic convert

That's the whole promise of the thing. Think how much cheaper and faster cars could be, if we didn't have to spend resources on seatbelts and catalytic converters. The entrenched car hegemony are in bed with the government to keep the little guy down by requiring these things.