The top comment on that video, in light of the points being made in this thread, is quite ironic:

"And because of this 'improved safety' we have millions of drivers out there who drive even faster and take even more risks, because they think the new cars are so much safer. "

(of course this comment is silly, the number of motor vehicle deaths per capita is about a third of what it was 50 years ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_i...)