Use the marginal principle to explain why government mandated safety features in automobiles during the 1960s and 1970s resulted in an increase in collisions between automobiles and bicycles
What will be an ideal response?
The mandated safety features decreased the marginal cost of speed: People who wear seat belts suffer less severe injuries in a collision, so every additional unit of speed is less costly to the driver. Drivers felt more secure because they were better insulated from harm in the event of a collision, and so they drove faster. As a result, the number of collisions between cars and bicycles increased, meaning that a safer environment for drivers led to a more hazardous environment for bicyclists.
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