On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 04:21:35 GMT, wrote:


In fact American automobile manufacturers had been making
progressively safer cars for decades before the government even got
involved in safety regulations. As shown by the declining death rates
in auto accidents. And also by declining death rates in industrial
accidents.


I think that our road infrastructure had a lot to do with
this. And until spurred by competition from overseas.
US manufacturers did precious little other than to change
body design