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Originally Posted by Accyexplorer
...Crush offenders cars and sterilise them so they don't reproduce.
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Why? Does being a bad driver also make someone a bad parent?
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Originally Posted by Neil
...The Government could have helped years ago by making bluetooth handsfree a requirement in all new cars. It would only have added a few pounds to the cost of the radio...
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That's wishful thinking. Airbags and seatbelts are mandated and installed in the hope that they are never needed because they are protection
during a crash. Expecting the manufacturer to spend a few extra pounds per car on a feature that won't be used by everyone is not going to be welcomed because they are only marginally useful in
preventing a crash. Let's face it, drivers are already legally obliged to leave their handset alone while driving, but many don't. I drive from Great Harwood to Blackburn and back every day, and my dashcam always manage to film someone on their phone. I'm sure more would pair up the car radio so they could use their music collection than would use it as a safety feature.
Don't forget, Chevrolet manufactured a car in the late 70s and deliberately left the fuel tank dangerously close to the car rear, because the cost of moving it ($8.59 per vehicle sold) was so much higher than the expected cost of lawsuits from the families of those burned to death after rear-end collisions ($2.40 per vehicle sold). While safety has become a selling point since those days, the car industry still tries to shave pennies of the component costs on mass-produced cars.
Edit: Incidentally, Chevy's plan backfired massively. They ended up paying out $1.2 billion (on appeal) in total.