If the IIHS has its way we may as well kill ourselves. Life is not worth living anymore. What is the point of existence if we are all condemned to driving pathetic 4-bangers doing 30mph?
"The institute suggested steps that would further both fuel economy and safety rather than put them in conflict: cutting the speed limit and reducing horsepower. (Average horsepower is 70 percent higher in new cars now than it was in the mid-1980s, the institute said.)"
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/automobiles/14crash.html?hpw
"The institute suggested steps that would further both fuel economy and safety rather than put them in conflict: cutting the speed limit and reducing horsepower. (Average horsepower is 70 percent higher in new cars now than it was in the mid-1980s, the institute said.)"
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/automobiles/14crash.html?hpw