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Auto Exects say Car of the Future wont be cheap
Tom W. Butts > wrote in
: > On Mon, 6 Dec 2010 23:23:56 +0000 (UTC), Tegger > > wrote: > > >> >>And hey, have you heard that Ray LaHood now wants to put backup >>cameras in all new cars? It's estimated to cost about $2-billion, and >>to save about 100 lives a year. That's only $20,000,000 per life >>saved. Such a deal! > > > Don't even get me going on this. Why can't they just make cars that > you can see out of? > Because side-intrusion crash regulations -- in addition to side-curtain airbags -- mandate that all the pillars be as thick as tree-trunks, and the cowl and windowsills should come up to your nose. I remember back when Consumer Reports would routinely complain about thick pillars, especially the C-pillars, on account of the lousy visibility that resulted. But now that fat pillars are a "safety" feature, CR seems to be A-OK with them. -- Tegger |
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