Thanks for the correction. It's too late for me to edit my comment, or I'd change it. Regardless, my point isn't that airbags are a problem. They clearly save

Thanks for the correction. It's too late for me to edit my comment, or I'd change it. Regardless, my point isn't that airbags are a problem. They clearly save lives on balance. The point is that car manufacturers are happy to add features to cars that buyers want even when those features might kill people. On the other end, manufacturers have removed critical safety features to save a dollar or less on production costs, and those decisions also have killed people. [1] In this case, though, it's more like airbags, where, on balance, more lives are saved than lost as a result of the feature. At least in theory. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Pinto#Fuel_tank_defect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Pinto#Fuel_tank_defect