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Edited by HurtfulTurkey:
2/26/2013 8:13:30 PM
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Why don't all cars have NASCAR-tier safety features?
This is a serious question. Just look at that picture up there...pretty crazy, right? Well, the driver (literally) walked away from that.
Car crashes are the #1 cause of death for people ages 15-24, and #2 for 25-34. We have [url=http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2007/0620/cockpit_600x500.jpg]the technology[/url] to prevent these deaths, without significantly limiting the function of the vehicle.
So Flud, why do we allow this? Yeah, safety harnesses, helmets, and extra padding are inconvenient, but regulations have done crazier things before.
Edit: Clearly money is an issue, but the point of this topic is to discuss the issue. There is always a way to make something cheaper, and as it becomes implemented, competition would keep prices relatively low.
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1 ReplyBecause roads have right turns
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2 RepliesBecause if you knew the manufacturing that went into those cars; it's not practical nor is it cost effective. You partly buy a car for the comfy ride, not to be squished into a reinforced seat, strapped in with a ridiculous harness.
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because not all cars are built to go left for 500 laps at 120+ mph. also, money issues.
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Edited by RighteousTyrant: 2/26/2013 8:10:13 PMWell, because all cars don't go 200 miles an hour on the roads and so that level of-- WAIT WHY THE -blam!- DON'T WE HAVE ALL THAT SAFETY?! WE COULD BE GOING 200MPH!!! [I][b]SAFELY![/b][/I]
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1 ReplySimple: Money. Implementing these safety features on consumer vehicles would raise the cost substantially. Plus, using all of the features found in modern stock cars, getting into and out of the vehicle would take a while. Hell, given the obesity problem, I doubt many people would be able to even fit in their vehicles with a roll cage, 7 point safety harness, the HANS device and the other features.
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Too expensive. It would jack up the price, and companies feel that the "good enough" safety is better than making their product unaffordable to the average consumer.
