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Originally Posted by Allch Chcar
The link you posted only bans businesses and organizations from performing these modifications. Individuals are not included.
OST, I believe it's been scientifically proven/accepted that airbags save lives and reduce injury just like seatbelts and headlights etc. I believe it's the mandated safety that is the problem not the technology/equipment.
Now the first gen airbags were downright scary because they were designed to prevent a person without a seatbelt from being ejected or suffering injury. I grew up with a fear of sitting in the front seat in some of the newer cars, even when I was plenty tall enough, simply because of how powerful the airbags were. Thankfully the second generation of airbags are designed for people wearing their seatbelt and therefore not as powerful.
I for one would be glad if we could eliminate all government regulation of the auto industry for more self-regulating industry groups instead. Government has no reason for interfering in business or industry.
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I, for one, greatly appreciate government regulation of industry. Our waterways aren't really the cesspits they once were and no longer catch on fire. As a whole, our air is cleaner to breathe because the government forced industries to clean up emissions from their plants. Without these regulations they would have no reason to voluntarily clean up the waste that comes out of the factories since the tech to do so costs a lot of money that eats into their profits. And we've all seen how the lack of regulation and oversight led to banks abusing the low income and ignorant with high risk loans for homes.
I would love to keep the government out of business and industry, except when the industry in question has proven time and time again that is incapable of regulating itself.
But since this thread has gone horribly off topic, start talking about carbon fiber and gutting cars again. Or, so help me, I'll turn this forum around and leave you all on the Ohio turnpike.