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Originally Posted by wdb
But there is. It's called the insurance industry, and it's favorite mouthpiece is the IIHS.
There's no way to win this argument, not in the US at any rate -- what with the baby boomers' babies having babies. Gotta keep all those babies wrapped up nice and safe.
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True, though I think the lawsuit industry is retarded - here's why:
It's a fact that convertibles are less safe than minivans from every angle. But you can buy a convertible. Everyone knows that convertibles are less safe than minivans. But they still buy them. Why doesn't anyone sue a convertible manufacturer for not including a roof on the vehicle? Oh yeah, because it's a convertible.
Same with motorcycles, nobody sues harley davidson for not putting a safety cage and 10 airbags on a motorcycle, because it's a motorcycle and motorcycles don't have those things.
AAAAAAND.... nobody should sue the maker of a $3000 car for not making it as safe as a $30,000 sedan. Care to guess why? Oh yeah, it's because much like it is OBVIOUS that a motorcycle is less safe than a minivan, it is OBVIOUS that a $3k car is less safe than a $30k car. Any judge who wouldn't throw out a case on that basis has no business wearing a robe. Anyone unable to understand that a $3k car is less safe than a $30k car has no business piloting a motor vehicle, they should be in a cage at the zoo.