The Power of Voting for A Democrat for President..Jimmy Carter saved tens of thousands of livies..

[Stuart G]

Last edited Sun Feb 23, 2020, 01:50 PM - Edit history (5)

... Many voters haven't got a clue as to how powerful their vote is. Jimmy Carter's decision to put air bags in cars saved tens of thousands of lives. (Carter postponed forcing manufacturers to put them in till 83 or 84. His transportation secretary, Brock Adams, worked with Carter on this project)..
....Of course people don't believe that. But if you go to Wikipedia website, Motor vehicle fatality rate in U.S. by year . That is the proof...............................................
..Hit the link below, and look at the Motor Vehicle Deaths Fatality Rate after 1980.

In the early 80s there was a slow and then faster reduction of deaths on the highways...Why? Safer Cars...Please also look at the increase in U.S. population at that link next to deaths

Since 1980 there has been a great increase in our population, and at the same time, a significant decrease in fatalities...due to what?....Safer Cars with air bags, restraints, side impact air bags, certain safety lights added, and so on......hit the link below, and see what Carter did. The reduction in deaths starts in 1982 or 1983.... Carter ordered air bags and other safety devises be added to cars in 82 or 83, the order was given in 1977 (Not sure of exact year.. )Hit the link below and look at the proof:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_fatality_rate_in_U.S._by_year

It is unimaginable to many that a fellow who was President in the late 70s,
and is still alive saved tens of thousands of lives by making cars safer. But he did, and he was a Democrat, and proud of it.

Here is a link on "Seat Belt":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt

You need to scroll down to ...Automatic Seat Belts...at above Seat Belt link...Here is the key paragraph at that link where Carter and his Transportation Secretary ordered new cars have seat belts or air bags:

"Automatic seat belts received a boost in the United States in 1977 when Brock Adams, United States Secretary of Transportation in the Carter Administration, mandated that by 1983 every new car should have either airbags or automatic seat belts.[39][40] There was strong lobbying against the passive restraint requirement by the auto industry.[41] Adams was criticized by Ralph Nader, who said that the 1983 deadline was too late."[42]

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. Thanks - I did not know that!

[Stuart G]

2. ..Most people in the U.S. don't know this. And Jimmy Carter doesn't brag about it either.

Jimmy has got other things to do other than bragging about this.
and....I want to add that ...this is a .."GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT!!!!!!

Think about it, someone does something that eventually saves thousands of lives, year after year,....and....

that person ....Does Not Brag About it..!!!!!

[abqtommy]

3. Thanks for providing this great perspective.