Government Regulations Automobile Safety Security

Are You Driving a Death Trap?

Is safety profitable for car companies?

Tom Egelhoff
3 min readSep 7, 2023

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Automobiles are always in the news. Gas mileage, safety issues, recalls, and pollution never end. So, what is the automobile manufacturer’s responsibility to the general public?

In most of the nation, the automobile is a top-tier necessity for a quality lifestyle.

Whether it’s taking kids to soccer practice or moving goods across the country, the invention of the automobile has changed society from the horse and buggy days.

Safety First?

Seat belts, airbags, automatic braking, lane change and backup warnings, and other innovations have made automobile travel safer. But have additional regulations and restrictions made us less safe?

All those things have been forced on us, like parents who block electric outlets so their kids won’t stick their fingers in them.

Airbags and seat belts should be an option for some drivers. I’ve been driving for 64 years. I haven’t gotten a violation in the past 40 years.

I’ve never used an airbag or seatbelt to save me or anyone else. The less you drive and drive at high speeds, the less you need all the…

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Tom Egelhoff
Tom Egelhoff

Written by Tom Egelhoff

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