[Libloather]

Replacing air bags with video screens illegal

How about a laptop - so I can stay online while I drive? Sounds reasonable...

[MetalHeadConservative35]

here comes the saftey patrol..

[Rebelbase]

Inflatable video screens. What'll they think of next!

[frog_jerk_2004]

Instead of the Feds getting involved, just don't let the car pass inspection at the state level.

[Oztrich Boy]

Why is it a bad idea to disarm explosive devices you find inside the passenger compartment?

[Servant of the 9]

The show is almost as shameful as the Feds.

They do a 40K or 50K pimp job ( 4 Gameboys, 10,000 watt sound system, 6 monitors) on someone's piece of junk, and leave them with a drivetrain that is still gonna crater in 6 months, and an electrical system that can't power what they install.

SO9

[RexBeach]

Dem chillens is off dah muscle! Yeah..check it out, man!

I swear, if the boobs on this show couldn't use the phrase "check it out, man" they'd be speechless.

Yup. Watched it once and as soon as it was over I could feel the IQ in my neighborhood go up.

[babygene]

As long as the screen was only operative when the car wasn't moving, I don't see it as a big deal. It would sure make sitting in traffic more bearable...

[Luddite Patent Counsel]

"Air bags are there for a purpose, to protect you."

Whether you want them to or not. Hit a deer, get a ballon in the face. "Thank you Mommy, may I have another?"

[MediaMole]

How about, in keeping with the name of the show, replacing the air bag with an arm that pimp-slaps the driver every time he plays rap music so loudly that other drivers can hear the garbage. That would be a public service.

[nightdriver]

"We're actively pursuing several others," Tyson said, "It's not only a bad idea to disable the air bag, it's against the law. Air bags are there for a purpose, to protect you.

Yeah! Those air bags are great kid-killers! That's what the Traffic Safety Council wants!

Too many liberals running loose in this country. (grumble)

[Slings and Arrows]

It's the show spinoffs I'm really worried about:

[Redcloak]

"If you have a DVD player there instead of an air bag, it's not going to protect you in a crash."

Nuggets of wisdom like this make me wish that we could pay MORE in taxes.

[Andy from Beaverton]

Gezz... if they want to kill themselves, let them. That's the problem with America now keeping the stupid people in the gene pool. Time to remove the stickers from the hairdryers.

[CzarNicky]

Does this mean the Feds will fine me for not investigating why the airbag light in my car is blinking?

[GovernmentShrinker]

Airbags are inherently dangerous and there should be no government regulations requiring them in vehicles, much less regulations prohibiting their removal.

[Abathar]

I'm just wondering how many millions the lawsuit would be if the idiot who was driving while the thing was on ran a kid over. That jury decision would make the Fed's fines look like pocket change.
I could care less that they took the airbag out, but to be stupid enough to exchange it with something designed specifically to BE a eye distraction is beyond belief.

[DTogo]

Anyone asking to have their car "pimped" shouldn't be allowed to have air bags.

[semaj]

If you have a DVD player there instead of an air bag, it's not going to protect you in a crash."

Yeah, but at least you'll die while being happily entertained watching re-runs of "Friends."

[shellshocked]

" was fined for removing front air bags in cars to install video screens on steering wheels. "

They ought to be fined for being stupid.

[Bon mots]

That's easy to get around. Tint the windows really, really dark and install a projection tv on the airbag. You just need to have a nice white steering wheel.

;-)