Like the old cliche goes, be careful what you wish for, since you just may get it. In the wake of the Toyota unintended acceleration media circus, our fearless leaders have hammered out legislation to make our roads safer, at the expense of driving enjoyment. Make no mistake about it; the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 will get passed, and there isn’t a damn thing you can do about it. Since we’re too lazy and short-sighted to address what really needs fixing (driver training and education), the Feds will instead mandate technology that is expensive, unproven and impossible to implement. We’ll fine non-compliant companies so badly that they’ll withdraw from the U.S. market entirely, taking thousands of irreplaceable jobs with them. Welcome to the brave new world of Government Motors, where the entry price for an economy car will soon be in the mid $20,000s.

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