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ABS and Airbags

Why would you want some computer device connected to some mechanical 
device, either of which could head south at any time deciding what your 
wheels are going to do (stop or not stop)?
I don't want some device making decisions on my behalf.  If you don't 
want to skid, don't push the brake pedal so hard.  Is that a news flash 
to anyone?

Similarly, if you wear your seat belt and shoulder belt, why do you 
need an exploding steering wheel or dashboard so you can't see where 
you're going?

Am I the only one who feels this way?

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I feel the same way!  I would never get ABS or an airbag if I had the
choice... unfortunately, most cars today have standard airbags and it's
illegal to remove them.  I believe that the airbag was invented because
of the lazy  Americans refusing to wear their seatbelts... so SOME form
of passive safety had to be employed... even though you have to wear
your seatbelt for airbags to be fully effective.

I take it you're a woman.  You're the first woman I know who has felt
this way... most of the women I know or my male friend's g/f's are all
big on ABS and airbags and the safety propaganda that auto manufacturers
shove down our throats.  I know that a well designed ABS system can be
beneficial (like on a BMW) but a poorly designed one like the ones found
standard on all GM cars is a piece of shit IMO... but the less educated
go for that GM safety shit... "we have stnadard ABS throughout our
product line" 

Regards,
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Jerome Soh
Surrey, BC, Canada
1993 Honda Civic Si Hatchback