(2004) Reckless Driver, by Hendrik Hertzberg "...More than any other single person, Ralph Nader is responsible for the existence of automobiles that have seat belts, padded dashboards, air bags, non-impaling steering columns, and gas tanks that don’t readily explode when the car gets rear-ended..."
[Retrieved today at: http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/03/08/040308ta_talk_hertzberg]
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Too bad he wasn't ragging on Detroit about craftsmanship as well as safety in the 60's and 70's - maybe my unloveable state of Michigan wouldn't be LAST in every economic category know to man!
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