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(1,085 posts)If someone was going to sue the auto makers for anything like that it would be cell phone/speed/alcohol.
The three leading causes for death in a car ... distraction/speed/alcohol.
I would cost little to make cell phones unusable while moving in any new car.
It would cost zero to make any new car not be able to go faster than 80.
It would cost very little to put a "blow and go" into all new cars.
Auto makers are not responsible for engineering safety into anything, they are responsible to meet all regulations put forth by the government. Pretty much you get what you pay for outside of that, to think that a Ford Fiesta is as safe to drive as a Volvo S60 is insanity and you certainly could not sue Ford because of it.
You could no more sue an auto maker for a child death from negligence as you could the bathtub maker for a kid drowning in one.
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