[sammyg2]

15 air bags, crumple zones, DOT bumpers and regulations, side impact teasting, frontal impact testing, insurance ratings, it all adds up to one thing:
heavier, less efficient, more expensive cars.

the ralph naders in this world (morons the whole lot) decided that they need to save us from ourselves. they decided that they needed to make laws so that the darwin award winners would be able to survive no matter how stupid they drive.

I've been driving for a long time and never smashed up a car. I seriously doubt I ever will. If all that extra expensive heavy safety crap was optional I would not pay for it as I don't need it.
Let the darwin award winners pay for it, they're too stupid to operate a vehicle without smashing it. Or just let them take themsleves out of the gene pool. Either way works for me.