EMZ wrote:
>
> On Fri, 20 Nov 1998, David-M wrote:
>
> > >
> > Question: Do you like high car insurance rates?
> > If you dont, then you should be in favour of safety regulation.
> > The cost of death and injuries in vehicle collisions is astronomical.
> >
>
>     Sorry Dave but I totally disagree with this. Do you have any
> Idea what an air bag cost to replace. They are so expensive, they
> are now the number 1 item stollen out of vehicles. Who pays for
> this? Your ins. co. and who pays the ins. bill? This isn't
> rocket sicence. All this crap on car, boils down to
> Mandated extra expense, rather than extra cost or injury to the bad
> drives.   Gotta run           zeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

The cost of an air-bag is miniscule compared to the cost of a dead or
disabled person.
They probably dont cost much anyway now that they are mass produced.
Dont confuse the price you pay with what they cost to make.