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My comment was satire on how our regulation often isn't statistically driven, but emotional. Motorcycles have no crumple zones, no roll cages, safety glass, airbags, ABS requirements, etc. Trikes similarly have very few safety requirements. For some reason we have endless safety requirements for vehicles that have 4 wheels. Why are we more focused on safety for vehicles that are already more safe than those with fewer wheels?
It's entirely arbitrary, or rather I suspect even more, encouraged by established auto manufacturers to create barriers to entry for competition. They can lobby politicians to create increasingly difficult requirements, and the politicians can look like heros because they "made vehicles safe", and nobody ever votes against safety because then they are Hitler.
That's not to say we shouldn't have certain regulations and standards for vehicles, but why would they not apply to all vehicles? Why should a trike not be required to have ABS brakes like vehicles with more wheels, especially when it's even more important on a vehicle that is less stable and offers less protection to the occupants?
... and my signature is a satirical take on Patrick Henry. People are quick to forfeit liberty for the illusion of safety, completely oblivious to the fact that their demise is not going to come about from terrorists or a vehicle that should stop 2ft shorter, but from cardiovascular disease or cancer exacerbated by their excessive weight and lack of conditioning. But, health is something we're too responsible for, so lets look for miniscule ways to force other people to make us more safe at great expense in both liberty and treasure.
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