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Originally Posted by sendler
Trying to make all cars "fool proof" with crash test standards and air bags prevents the most efficient designs and doubles the price and materials content and runs counter to what the world needs going forward.
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FMVSS standards are the reason we don’t get engine and transmission choices in cars.
A simple change to the platform laws would bring choice back to the market by not requiring crash tests to be run on every displacement and transmission choice.