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> Many new models come with parking sensors, forward-looking radar and cameras, and blind-spot monitoring. > While those devices make driving safer, they also
by dmitrygr 8mo ago
> Many new models come with parking sensors, forward-looking radar and cameras, and blind-spot monitoring.
> While those devices make driving safer, they also raise the cost of repairing cars.
I love the passive tense, as if all those things just happened, in a vacuum, not as if politicians we voted for mandated all of that, despite warnings of costs it would incur
- Shitty-kitty 8mo agoIn the long run, fewer accidents will lower lifetime ownership costs. Unfortunately in the short term, cars without those safety features cause much more expensive accidents.
- dmitrygr 8mo agoAnd that may be true, but the point remains: it is illegal to make cheap cars due to regulations requiring a lot of features that cost a lot of money to implement.