[jvriezen]

The story I've heard about other manufacturers avoiding this technology involves lawsuits. Conventional table saws are clearly highly dangerous machines, and conventional injury cases have always sided with the saw company-- basically if you hurt yourself, its your fault because the dangers are so clearly obvious.

If they put in the technology, consumers may have a legitimate lawsuit if something bad does happen (like it doesn't stop or stop fast enough).

P.S. our school updated to these a year or two ago.. I know they've been tripped a few times, not sure by what.