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Old 11-08-2007, 02:06 PM
Lottery Larry Lottery Larry is offline
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"The Smart car has not yet been crash tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which waits until vehicles go on sale to the public before evaluating them, NHTSA spokeswoman Karen Aldana said."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/08/smart.car/index.html


Why doesn't the NHTSA take the same attitude towards testing cars as the FDA takes towards drug testing?
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Old 11-08-2007, 02:07 PM
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Is there even any laws on how safe a car has to be in an accident?
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Old 11-08-2007, 02:11 PM
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can't.... stop.... staring.... at.... avatar....
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Old 11-08-2007, 02:11 PM
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Is there even any laws on how safe a car has to be in an accident?

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I believe so
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Old 11-08-2007, 02:16 PM
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It's safe anyway.
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Old 11-08-2007, 02:18 PM
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If it's so smart why does it even get in accidents?
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Old 11-08-2007, 02:57 PM
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Why doesn't the NHTSA take the same attitude towards testing cars as the FDA takes towards drug testing?

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I believe that pharmaceuticals are the only type of product in the US that have to be proven safe to be sold. All other products have to be proven unsafe to be recalled. There have been several cases where the government has recalled or forbidden products because of fear they were unsafe and the manufacturer sued to make them allowed again because the government couldn't prove it.
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