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hunter

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38. Wrong answer.

Thu Nov 27, 2025, 11:26 AM

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Instead, let's turn our cities into attractive affordable places where car ownership is unnecessary.

Forcing people to own cars isn't any kind of freedom.

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Republicans Propose Scrapping Automatic Emergency Braking in Cars: Report [View all] BumRushDaShow Wednesday OP

And save 75 cents in automotive manufacturing. multigraincracker Wednesday #1

If it comes down to...... SergeStorms Yesterday #37

Even a Broken Clock... OC375 Wednesday #2

What do you have against automatic braking? Is it just government regulation in general? lostnfound Wednesday #4

Shortly after I bought my Ranger pickup, someone tried a swoop and squat in front of me. TomSlick Wednesday #16

...is still broken and needs to be replaced. nt SeattleVet Wednesday #8

They're making them cheaper to produce, bigger profit for manufacturers. ChicagoTeamster Wednesday #3

Can anyone give an example of when odins folly Wednesday #5

But it is not hard to see the argument that regulation increases costs. erronis Wednesday #6

Not so much deregulation as no regulation odins folly Wednesday #9

That wasn't why the prices went down MichMan Wednesday #21

Thanks. Scruffy1 Yesterday #41

They also backed up steep hills because the fuel tank was operated by gravity MichMan Yesterday #42

Slightly more advanced but if you're hankering for a model T equivalent Red Mountain Wednesday #11

Let's get rid of air bags, seat belts, dashboard padding, and collapsable steering columns as well. Mawspam2 Wednesday #7

While we're at it The Madcap Yesterday #29

If it involves ordinary people dying, they're for it. DJ Synikus Makisimus Wednesday #10

Automatic braking has helped me occasionally IronLionZion Wednesday #12

Autonomous emergency braking relies on sensors and ABS. Aussie105 Wednesday #13

Is a Republican decade 15 years? 2010 to now is a decade? Is a 29% increase more than a doubling? progree Wednesday #14

True story about automatic emergency braking. SidneyR Wednesday #15

IIRC BumRushDaShow Wednesday #17

Some vehicles have that feature IronLionZion Yesterday #31

I have had my car for 11 years BumRushDaShow Yesterday #35

Automatic Emergency Braking saved my life. Lasher Wednesday #20

Maybe they could concentrate more on creating an economy that working people can earn enough ToxMarz Wednesday #18

That would undermine their entire policy/reason for being. JoetheShow Wednesday #19

Not to mention that, in their minds, income MUST increase. Always. Without fail. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #27

I dare dweller Wednesday #22

They really do want to kill as many people as possible, don't they? Wiz Imp Wednesday #23

Yes. The Madcap Yesterday #30

The price of cars has gone up, it is true. Aussie105 Yesterday #24

One big reason for the car price increases Old Crank Yesterday #25

Yep Chi67 Yesterday #33

American makers have really cut down their sedan Old Crank Yesterday #43

I was backing my car up the driveway, went off the drive in poor visibility, then BANG! JustABozoOnThisBus Yesterday #26

Rear seat reminders save small children Danmel Yesterday #28

Keep the braking Maninacan Yesterday #32

The auto insurance industry, in response, could raise rates Auggie Yesterday #34

How about removing blade gaurds on fans in your home? hadEnuf Yesterday #36

Wrong answer. hunter Yesterday #38

One more step in MAGA's race to the bottom. Martin68 Yesterday #39

rePUKE death cult marches on wolfie001 Yesterday #40

Seat belts? We don't need no stinking seat belts RussBLib Yesterday #44

Avoid death or lifetime injury. It's worth the cost. oasis Yesterday #45

I love automatic breaking Mz Pip Yesterday #46

It will be more expensive to offer cars with and without tech features bucolic_frolic Yesterday #47

It probably means that our car insurance premiums will go EVEN HIGHER now FakeNoose Yesterday #48

Like you Rebl2 Yesterday #49