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Re:Accepting US car standards would risk European lives by simianwords on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @05:54AM (#46132984)
Volvo cars are 40% safer. Then why don't people buy only those cars and choose to buy more unsafe cars at the same price?
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Re:Accepting US car standards would risk European lives by tmtvl on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @08:34AM (#46134314)
Could be that other marques have better advertising. Could be that other marques have more attractive design. Or could be that people don't know that Volvos are 40% safer. Could be that demand outpaces production, so people can't buy them. Could be that people are suicidal and want less safe cars (funnily enough leading to fewer safe cars).
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Re:Accepting US car standards would risk European lives by simianwords on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @08:59AM (#46134532)
Could be people don’t want marginal increase in safety by paying more?
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