Assume Barbara likes driving fast, but hates getting injured. If Congress passes a law for mandatory airbags, Barbara is likely to experience an increased number of accidents. Why?
A. The expected cost of an accident at any given speed decreases.
B. Barbara is confident that she can drive flawlessly since others will have airbags.
C. The benefits of driving fast increase.
D. Barbara will defy the law and not have airbags, since she thinks no one is going to enforce installing airbags in cars.
Answer: A
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