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Old 09-07-2008, 12:33 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Big Dave View Post
Whether the Euro-cars are more or less safe than US cars is completely beside the point. The lightweight Euro-cars simply will not pass the safety tests demanded by US regulatory agencies. Whether those tests have anything to do with real safty can be intensely debated.
It's not beside the point: it is the WHOLE point. US regulations are preventing the import of cars that are more fuel efficient and no less safe in real world experience, therefore the @#$! US regulations should be changed. Simple: even the US Congress and the moron-in-chief ought to be able to do it in a week at the outside. And if it means firing a bunch of obstructionist bureaucrats, or even abolishing their agencies, then that's an unintended fringe benefit.
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