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Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile is a 1965 non-fiction book by American consumer advocate Ralph Nader. | |
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Poor Communication Kills: In the Corvair chapter, Nader calls out GM's marketing departments for failing to adequately inform customers or salespeople of the car's idiosyncrasies, resulting in many fatal crashes among drivers not used to its unusual handling style. | |
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In addition to Nader's criticisms of the auto industry's prioritization of aesthetics over functionality, chapter seven focuses on their unwillingness to focus on safety features out of fear of making the car too expensive, with Nader countering that unnecessary styling changes added far more to the car's price tag annually than any safety equipment. | |
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Skewed Priorities | |
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Skewed Priorities In addition to Nader's criticisms of the auto industry's prioritization of aesthetics over functionality, chapter seven focuses on their unwillingness to focus on safety features out of fear of making the car too expensive, with Nader countering that unnecessary styling changes added far more to the car's price tag annually than any safety equipment. In the same chapter, Nader notes that, as of 1965, $320 million per year were being spent on highway beautification while only $500,000 were spent on road safety. | |
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Cutting Corners | |
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Cutting Corners: The first chapter, citing internal documents from General Motors' own engineers, details how the company refused to include basic safety equipment — namely a front stabilizer bar — in one of their most popular models because they figured it was cheaper to pay off lawsuits than re-engineer the car, thus demonstrating gross negligence on their part. | |
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Fog of Doom: Chapter four focuses on the topic of air pollution and the American auto industry's significant contributions to the problem, with particular focus on the infamous Los Angeles smog. | |
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Capitalism Is Bad | |
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Capitalism Is Bad: The Central Theme of the book is the contemporary American automobile industry's unwillingness to invest in safety improvements and refusal to introduce new safety features for the sake of profits. | |
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Damn You, Muscle Memory! | |
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Damn You, Muscle Memory!: In chapter two, Nader talks about the lack of standardized gear shift patterns among American automakers, leading to instances of cars becoming runaways or people being run over due to drivers accidentally setting their vehicles to reverse when they intended to set them to park. | |
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Never My Fault | |
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Never My Fault: Chapter seven discusses automakers' refusal to take responsibility for their buyers' safety and instead placing the blame for accidents on the drivers themselves. | |
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There Should Be a Law | |
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There Should Be a Law: The final chapter suggests that the U.S. government must intervene to better regulate the auto industry and enforce safety standards in light of the industry's increasingly flagrant disregard for their customers' wellbeing. | |
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Either/Or Title: Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile. | |
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