Hence I believe the reason that Federal Safety standards have gone above and beyond in making cars overly heavy and by adding too many saftey features to vehicles that don't need them.
Yet in some states, a motorcycle rider can go without a helmet.
To me, vehicles that roll over easy (SUV's) should have mandatory airbags in headrests and pillars and roof and everywhere. In fact, SUV's should be equipped with every saftey feature in the book, because the people who buy them don't care about spending more money for those added features nor do they worry about the weight of the vehicle.
Alternatively, smaller cars should be allowed to add saftey features as they see fit. Seatbelts, Airbags, ABS, make the required and call it day. I'd gather to say that when a small compact car rolls over, if the occupant is wearing a seatbelt, they'll just go along for the ride. What good will all those other airbags and gizmos do in keeping that person in their seat? And what good are all those gizmo's going to do when they get ran over by a Escalade or a Mack? If people want a Tata, let them have it! I can buy a motorcycle and ride without a helmet but I can't buy a $3000 new car? I can ride my bicycle in city traffic but I can't ride in a four-wheeled box with lights and a horn?
Doesn't make any sense.
