The ‘kei’ cars and trucks are growing in popularity in the U.S. But many states have explicitly banned them in recent years. A bill at the statehouse would allow them on Colorado roads.
which have top speeds of around 60 miles per hour and can lack modern safety equipment like airbags
I’m not sure if it’s a good idea to let people fly down a highway at 55mph without airbags. Maybe restrict the bill just a little to ensure these sorts of things.
“But there’s absolutely no reason why they can’t be safely operated on city streets or on farm roads [or] state highways where the speed limit’s 55,” he said.
Us already lets people fly down the highway without seatbelts, functional brakes, airbags, any safety equipment, rusted out chassis etc.
Its always land of the free until someone starts threatening the margins of a corporation.
Guess what part of your body the airbag is when you’re riding a motorcycle. The cute hat is just so they can have open casket service without people puking.
I’m not sure if it’s a good idea to let people fly down a highway at 55mph without airbags. Maybe restrict the bill just a little to ensure these sorts of things.
The article says in like the next sentence they won’t be allowed on highways.
… and then the very next sentence after that:
Us already lets people fly down the highway without seatbelts, functional brakes, airbags, any safety equipment, rusted out chassis etc. Its always land of the free until someone starts threatening the margins of a corporation.
Guess what part of your body the airbag is when you’re riding a motorcycle. The cute hat is just so they can have open casket service without people puking.
I guess what I’m trying to get at is that allowing new cars without airbags is a regression in auto safety in the US.
Why can’t a small truck have airbags?