Well anything can sound dumb, when you simplify it to something dumb. We have multiple airbags, anti-lock braking, seatbelt pretensioner, collision avoidance, crumple zones, fuel pump automatic shut off, backup cameras, rollover testing, ... Vehicles do an amazing amount of things to keep their occupants alive in a crash.

Current year - 2026

Consumer vehicle Anti lock breaks - 1971 Consumer vehicle Airbags - 1973 Consumer pretensioner - 1981 Start of crumple zone incorporating - 1950s Consumer fuel pump shutoff /inertia switch - 1975 First roll over testing - 1938

+ all the complexity that makes the stuff coming out the backend less polluting