[tensenki]

Yea, just like the 4 recalls for my Honda Fit. They should have totally tested all those aspects before. And since I'm only paying $100 compared to the $20K for the fit, I should expect better safety measures than the automobile industry. Because the number of people that die in house fires is minuscule to the number of people who die in automobile accidents.

[ssmoot]

Honda is selling a single purpose safety device with no moving parts called the "Fit"? And it's had 4 recalls you say?

Won't that lead to confusion since they sell a car of the same name? With millions of parts? That moves down the road by controlled explosions with chemicals stored onboard the vehicle?

[sliverstorm]

It's not automatically unreasonable to expect attention to safety comparable to an automobile. Yes, you pay 1/200th the price, but the complexity is also much smaller. I would wager more than 200x smaller. Probably even 2000x smaller.

More generally, I think there is also a sentiment that if a device whose SOLE FUNCTION AND REASON FOR EXISTING is to improve safety, then perhaps safety should be a high priority for the development team? In other words, if you don't want to concern yourself with safety, don't sign up to design a safety device.