There is still a vast amount of work to be done...

[KenWittlief]

...Every thing has its perks and draw backs.

Once again things need to be done and things need to be changed and the best part is the future of those changes is hopefully reading this right now.
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more reasons why I think more design and engineering needs to be done to stop accidents from happening in the first place. By the time metal is hitting metal at 75mph you are down to the last resorts to saving the passengers

I have heard that two frontal airbags in a car cost over $1000 (added on the sticker price)

If you had $1000 to work with, what could be done to stop cars from colliding in the first place? We have simple auton modes on our robots that drive them - can we design a car control system that wont let a driver cross the center line? Can we design a control system that will take over when a driver has a heart attack, stroke, passes out, faints... behind the wheel, and safely stops the car?

can we use GPS and mapping functions that wont let a car exceed the speed limit on the street it is driving on?

99.9% of the time driving is a low level mundane task, that we spend 2 or 3 hours a day engaged in. Its only those 2 or 3 seconds every few days when we have to respond quickly, or when we stop paying attention that are critical to avoiding a collision.

My engineering instincts tell me there are many things we could do to knock that 43,000 number way down.