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Republicans Complain That Cars Have Become Too Safe, Say It Must Be Reversed (futurism.com)

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[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 1 points 9 hours ago

It's easy to say that it's the same thing with aviation: every time something bad happens, we have to improve the technology and introduce safety features to planes.

Yet it's surprisingly easy to forget that that's only a small part of the entire safety process. They also improve pilot training. They set new requirements for infrastructure. New rules for air traffic control.

When I look at a lot of traffic accidents, I usually don't say "wow, a new car safety feature would have saved the day" but "why were these people given a licence again?" or "what were they thinking when they designed this bit of road?"