Just had a bit of a realization on this one. The point of this is for them to do nothing, isn't it? Specifically blame it one something people will push back on (safety features), so they can throw up their hands and say, "we tried, but they won't let us bring down the cost of cars!"

Republicans wake up in the morning trying to write down that idea in their dream where they hurt people and made money.

Ah yes, it's definitely the regulations that are making those costs go up, not tariffs or CEO paychecks.

What the fuck is with this title? This has zero to do with being "too safe" and everything to do with cost. Inflammatory title.

That said, I highly doubt any cost that's saved on the car makers side will be passed down to the consumer.

Qhy are cars more expensive?

I mean last I checked they fall under the category of "everything".

Ted Cruz is blaming life-saving car safety regulations for the rising cost of cars

This is correct. They will be cheaper. The question is not how much money is spent, but it is what you get for that money.

I'm sure if we get rid of all food safety laws there will be cheaper food available as well. It will make manufacturing much easier.

Likewise, if we eliminate the EPA and the huge amount of environmental protection laws we have, manufacturing will be much cheaper and feasible to do in the USA.

Chesterton's Fence remains in effect, as ever. Fiddle with these rules at your own risk. Consequences don't care about your feelings and the universe will make sure to pay you back.

Ah yes, it's safety that makes newer cars expensive you see. Not the wireless key-fobs, power seats, built in ipad to replace the perfectly fine knobs and buttons, autonomous driving features...

Shareholders are the primary reason!

For the passenger? Very safe.

For the pedestrians that get hit? Ha! They're literally death machines. At this point, I'm surprised we're not putting spikes on the front of the car Mad Max style to ensure the pedestrians' death.

The average Lemmy user seems to want more dead car owners.

Also, this thread has a lot of people voicing their opinions about what they want in a car. I too would prefer a much more basic auto for a cheaper price. But what do normal people actually want? They want all the bullshit. Auto makers also make great money on the bullshit, so they want to sell it to us. They also make great money when the bullshit breaks so they make more money on the back end.

American safety standards have led to an insane game of cat an mouse wherein I need my car to be bigger to keep me safe. But my bigger car is more dangerous to you. So you need a bigger car to protect yourself from my dangerously large car. But now I need a bigger car to protect me from your giant car.

And 30 years later everyone is driving around a 60 thousand dollar crumple zone so tall it can't see pedestrians over the hood and needs a 6 liter engine just to move.

Same for child seats. Planning on having 3 kids under 10? Better plan on a truck or van with a 3rd row, because somehow, you can't fit seats 3 small children in the back seat of a family sedan or crossover.

My siblings in sin, American cars and street scapes are dangerous for everyone.