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Originally Posted by wdb
No fair. That was 44 years ago; 44 years of bureaucrats running amok adds up to a lot of weight.
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Not sure if you're just making a funny, or actually blaming government for imposing safety standards as the reason for the vehicle bloat epidemic. Safety equipment/engineering is responsible for only a small fraction of the huge increases we've seen.
Marketing and lifestyle inflation (a.k.a. hedonic adaptation) is the real culprit.
However, it's likely that bureaucrats are responsible for the impending reversal of said bloat. (U.S. C.A.F.E. rules)
Not defending anyone, just stating a fact.