Agree but starting to even wonder about that. I've never seen them do anything that benefits births let alone even celebrate it. Seems to be "Pro-Misery especially at others expense".

"Forced-birth" party

Remember, their cars are the gaint Yukons with a convoy of body guards aren't safe enough. But your car. It could literally be a gascan strapped to tricycle for all they care.

Who would have thought that the Orphan Crushing Machine was just a stock Ford F-150 this whole time?

Republicans: “CRUSH MORE CHILDREN,

That's not realistic. You want to grind up that soft flesh first.

Those cars were absolutely more dangerous than the ones on the road now.

True self-driving cars would be the epitome of safety, because humans are the most common reason for failure in most systems.

Edit: people seem to think I'm endorsing the use of a telescreen.. I mean infotainment system, in cars. That's not what's happening. Safety technology in cars and spyware in cars are two separate discussions. It's a fact that vehicles today are safer than they were 20 years ago due in part to advancements in safety technology.

And a fully autonomous vehicle would need all of the sensors and processing to be local, so there's really no need for the Internet to be involved at all.

I'd 100% trust a purpose built system that can do millions of sensor reading and calculations a second with a full 360° view more than I would a human who can get tired, intoxicated, distracted, or bored. The technology just isn't there yet.

cars like that already exist. you can't afford them.

As long as you don't get a touring bike, most motorcycles don't track you.

And nobody is selling the basic no frills subcompact cars in the US anymore

I watched this, and was surprised to see this article. Like what timing on both ends.

Dont sleep on either "many new cars are electric" or "cars last a fuckton longer".

Per-capira "total cost of ownership" for a car from purchase to retirement hasnt increased nearly as much as first-sale price would suggest. (Though the "financing cost" of the one-or-more transactions is a separate matter.)

Everything is a special model these days which makes the price higher. You don't see mid range, average cars anymore.

How dare you suggest we consider living more efficiently as a society. Straight to jail.

as someone from the country where porsche is native and where it owns their own political party.. owning a porsche is one of the clearest signs one can send that they are a massive asshole lol

But the prices won't go down. Reductions in production costs are only reflected in sale prices when there's a market force driving the costs down. Right now, people have to own cars, and the barriers to entry into the matlrket are too high for new competitors. There's no reason for the auto manufacturers to lower prices if their costs go down. They can just pocket the difference.

They'll get rid of the safety mechanisms to make the cars cheaper... to produce.

But you and me will still pay the same prices.

Because its corporate profits they are concerned about, not personal savings.

They may be cheaper, but they won't be THAT much cheaper to make.

Ah yes the Tullock Spike

Ford pinto

That's par for the course for Republicans. Are things too expensive? Let them be shittier so they are cheaper.

Yeah, and the thing is I'd be a lot more receptive to that argument if they were willing to support funding the sort of road and transit infrastructure that actually make cars less dangerous.

Its not misleading. They could cut costs in multiple areas, but specifically chose safety.

I'd have to argue that cars are less safe when there is a giant tablet bolted to the dash and every setting is buried in menus.

Yeah. Right wing positions are wrong enough without the constant, panicky extremification of them that goes on. It’s not really persuasive to anyone when we distort these positions and then crow about how bad they are. It’s all just part of the outrage-engagement complex that is rapidly rotting all our brains.

You're assuming what they're saying is true. Many other countries have those same safety features without their cars costing nearly as much

Have they considered moving to a place with better public transportation? 

it's not misleading, it's pointing out the GOPs actual position, which is to reduce costs that the manufacturer can't avoid to save them money. If safety regs are gutted, manufacturers get to keep the prices the same, but make more money. If instead more regulations are put in that necessitate reducing costs in other areas it will just cost the manufacturers money.

Safety is basically self-certified in the US. What evidence is there that the extra cost is related to safety?

I understand that Republicans are often prohibited by their own belief systems to look at the profit margins of the things they occasionally pretend to want to make affordable, but in the US that's exactly where a lot of the problem lies.

I'd really recommend the 99% Invisible episode "The nut behind the wheel". Its about the evolution of car safety features and how automakers were reluctant to implement safety features, because it implied that driving was an unsafe activity.

Y'all can buy these right now.

Give credit where credit is due. Death race 2000 came out 4 years before mad max.