1.

If careful study showed that more people were being killed by automotive safety
requirements than saved, would you be in favor of regulations that allowed
manufactures to make at least some cars that are less safe? Please explain your
answer.

Yes. The fundamental cause of why safety regulations are being formulated and
enforced is to ensure citizens' welfare and protection and save their lives, especially
from danger. However, if those regulations or safety requirements cause more harm
and people are being killed, we have to question the effectiveness and efficiency of
those safety requirements. Thus, we should reduce the regulations because if, in
doing so, we were able to save and protect lives, it would suffice the purpose of safety
regulations - to save lives.

2. If a single potential car buyer opts to buy a motorcycle because cars are now too
expensive for her, and if she dies or is injured in a motorcycle accident, should we
blame regulations? Please explain your answer.

No. We should and cannot blame the regulations for what happened to the person
because purchasing the motorcycle was still up to him/her and his/her choice. And
if the car was too expensive, in his/her case, and motorcycles are less safe than cars,
there are many other options to choose from, such as using public transportations.
Further, accidents are accidents, and it could happen to anyone - whether he/she is
using a motorcycle or a car or any other vehicle. Vehicles, of any kind, cannot
guaranty safety at all times, especially when you encounter accidents. Whatever
happened is not the fault of the regulations.

3. If regulations didn’t force car makers to install safety equipment, would consumer
demand be enough to get car makers to do so anyway? Or would car makers abuse
the fact that most consumers don’t know which safety features are really most
worth paying for? Please explain your answer.

I think consumer demand can get the carmakers to install safety equipment in cars
that they are producing because consumer demand is vital for enterprises to consider
to thrive in the growing business world. Businesses have to create confidence with
the customer, so they will be forced to attend to the demand given by their
customers. Nonetheless, if there are no regulations that would force carmakers to
install safety gear, they might tend to abuse that freedom of doing so. Many
occasions would show ethical lapses from companies like compromising their
products' quality and the customers' safety to earn more profit. So, most likely, the
scenario that would happen between the two is the companies abusing their freedom
and taking advantage of the fact that most consumers do not know which safety
features are most worth paying for when buying cars.