I’d expect a lot of that downward trend is due to better engineering, or to be specific, more humane engineering — designing cars in a way that takes into account the human preference that survival of the humans inside the car is a critical concern.
A 1950s car is designed as a machine for going fast. A modern car is designed as a machine to protect your life at high speed. The comparison is astounding.
It is arguably an example of rationality failure that automobile safety had to become a political issue before this change in engineering values was made.
I’d expect a lot of that downward trend is due to better engineering, or to be specific, more humane engineering — designing cars in a way that takes into account the human preference that survival of the humans inside the car is a critical concern.
A 1950s car is designed as a machine for going fast. A modern car is designed as a machine to protect your life at high speed. The comparison is astounding.
It is arguably an example of rationality failure that automobile safety had to become a political issue before this change in engineering values was made.