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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Altough it seems negligible, seatbelts and airbags do add some weight and, considering airbags and pre-tensioning seatbelts, some complexity that seems a little too much for me. I wouldn't mind if I could have lap-belts in a new car for a lower cost instead of 3-point belts, and considering that American school buses don't have seatbelts but are still deemed the safest terrestrial vehicles in the world would we really need airbags and seatbelts?
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Do air bags or belt tensioners or or other safety stuff like ABS add all that much weight or complexity these days ? I'm seeing cars getting better MPG, lower emissions and lower deaths all round. These systems are not Rocket Science (or worse, tax code) complex. Removing them would be a very backwards step.