[learc83]

Car safety isn't just about the people driving them. Many car safety features like anti-lock breaks, traction control, and backup cameras are just as helpful for everyone outside of the car as they are for people inside the card.

Forcing unsafe cars out of the market through attrition has benefits for everyone else.

[mullen]

Unsafe cars are also raise the death raise inside and outside of the car and raises health costs that are borne by all members of society. People should not be allowed to drive unsafe cars.

[ceejayoz]

They're not in New York state - your car must pass an annual safety inspection. IIRC when I lived in Ohio they had a similar inspection regime.