The responses seem to be making a laundry list of bad driving practices. But, let’s define the problem that needs to be solved. U.S. drivers drive about 3 TRILLION miles per year, and about 40 THOUSAND are killed. That is, for each death, there are about 75 MILLION miles driven. The probability of being in a fatal accident TODAY is so low that we can’t really comprehend the danger. To me, this means that passive systems are needed that do not rely on the driver. I just read about someone trying to outrun a cop who was travelling at 150 mph for 20 miles in an area with traffic. There was an accident, but speed did not kill, and the passive airbags may have done their job. Saving lives and saving car fenders are two very different jobs.
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