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raverbashing | karma 22421 | avg karma 1.64 · 2018-04-16 06:11:07

I guess the question then is: why bother?

Also airbags depend on seatbelt use to be effective, and some of them have killed people.

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allannienhuis | karma 1031 | avg karma 1.93 · 2018-04-16 06:24:42+00:00

? why bother saving 8,000 lives?

In what world is it better to NOT have airbags?

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kss238 | karma 195 | avg karma 1.64 · 2018-04-16 07:50:39

If the cost of installing airbags could instead be used to install some other safety feature, say aeb in all vehicles, and if that feature saved more lives than airbags do, then it would be better to not have airbags.

raverbashing | karma 22421 | avg karma 1.64 · 2018-04-16 08:26:30+00:00

While 8k is a substantial value, other technologies might be more effective, less costly and possible safer.

Remember the takata airbag defect killed 15 people in the US. https://www.consumerreports.org/car-recalls-defects/takata-a...

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andygates | karma 699 | avg karma 1.37 · 2018-04-16 11:12:37+00:00

8000 vs 15, and that's not a problem with airbags, it's a problem with defective industrial components and corporate nonsense.