Cheap & Chinese Made
I hope at some point, and I suspect that point is close, American consumers will realize that price in itself is determinative of nothing... except price.
What does that mean? It means that even though "you can't judge a book by its cover" it is equally true that "cheaper ain't always better." And thus, we have the world of the crashworthiness narrowed down into a couple of trite sayings. Here's a contemporary example... the Chinese sedan...
More on the flip.
I don't mean to make light of this. I just spent 7 hours in my car, only to spend 5 hours in an actual mediation (can anyone say, "video conference"?), and the entire time I was thankful that I was able to ride in a fairly safe automobile.
But many people aren't able. They can only afford what they can afford, and that isn't much. Because they can't afford much, they can't survive much... literally.
I wonder, do you think that if their employers knew, if society knew, if the marketplace knew that with affordability we also sacrifice survivability, these folks would make so little? Really??
I'd like to think not, but perhaps that is naive.
Watch the crash test again. This is an "inexpensive" car. And it is an utter disaster. Anyone in this vehicle would die, a horribly painful death, in what should be a perfectly survivable collision. Just ask the Germans.
What does that mean? It means that even though "you can't judge a book by its cover" it is equally true that "cheaper ain't always better." And thus, we have the world of the crashworthiness narrowed down into a couple of trite sayings. Here's a contemporary example... the Chinese sedan...
More on the flip.
I don't mean to make light of this. I just spent 7 hours in my car, only to spend 5 hours in an actual mediation (can anyone say, "video conference"?), and the entire time I was thankful that I was able to ride in a fairly safe automobile.
But many people aren't able. They can only afford what they can afford, and that isn't much. Because they can't afford much, they can't survive much... literally.
I wonder, do you think that if their employers knew, if society knew, if the marketplace knew that with affordability we also sacrifice survivability, these folks would make so little? Really??
I'd like to think not, but perhaps that is naive.
Watch the crash test again. This is an "inexpensive" car. And it is an utter disaster. Anyone in this vehicle would die, a horribly painful death, in what should be a perfectly survivable collision. Just ask the Germans.
