[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.