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The safety features are worth millions of crashes prevented and thousands of lives saved, making them remarkably cost-effective.

Capping the luxury features and size of passenger vehicles would do a lot more to bring down costs than removing safety features.

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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

the only life a republican values (other than their own) is that of a fetus, and even that is temporary.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

And only if the fetus ain't miscegenated...

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Profit over people. The Republican mantra.

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[–] muffedtrims@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Darkaga@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Honestly the Canyonaro doesn't even seem that big anymore.

[–] Zak@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Capping the luxury features and size of passenger vehicles would do a lot more to bring down costs than removing safety features.

The average cost isn't the problem; the base cost is.

There are good arguments for limiting vehicle size and weight for safety reasons, but that's a separate issue.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yep, that $2 sensor is really driving up costs.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 2 points 19 hours ago

And running the wiring with the rear lights wiring is sooooooo expensive to install.

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Compact cars are all in the low $20,000 range, so I don't know what affordability problem they're talking about for vehicles. Oh, that's right, many Americans have an insatiable desire for mobile fortresses that cost $100,000. Well, I'm sure not having ABS or rear cameras on those will turn out well for everyone else and shave off $500.

And I've never been inconvenienced by an alert that I had stuff in the back seat after a trip to the grocery store. It keeps forgetful parents from leaving their kids in hot cars, especially in the aforementioned parking lot tanks.

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I basic light truck ran $19k in 19. A sedan, $14k.

Wages haven’t gone up.

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[–] moonshadow@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Buddy my whole car was $500 and I have an insatiable desire to keep it that way. Less components not more across the board please. I don't know what kind of bougie-ass bubble you're living in where a cheap car is $20k, but I sure hope it pops while we've still got a planet

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm talking about new compact car prices, not used car prices, because the article is talking about attempting to bring down new car prices by removing safety features.

Car prices have always been around that much, adjusted for inflation.

collapsed inline mediaPopular car prices over time

[–] Trigger2_2000@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago

OMFG, these things (I can't call them people) are monsters [get rid of rear-seat reminders]!

[–] londos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Let R's own making seatbelts optional.

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