Try refreshing your browser, or Raymond J. de Souza: The high cost of safety Back to videoThe ratcheting up of safety culture is partly a function of prosperity. Everyone wants to be safe, and if you can afford the cost of safety, why not pay it? Static analysis is conceptually easy — the extra railing costs this much, snow tires cost that much, the extra insurance rider is an additional $100. Manufacturers know the marginal cost of the safety features. So the cost of safer cars can be (laboriously) estimated.

Source: National Post January 02, 2021 11:03 UTC