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Is An Old Volvo Green? Safety costs 200 1985

posted by  jon_h on  Thu Dec 16 09:00 CST 2010
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Oh, and there's a direct environmental cost of safety also: the vehicle sustains more damage and requires more parts; those have to be manufactured, installed, painted - and the old parts disposed of. A sharp accountant could tell us what the total (monetary and environmental) cost is - if say collision repair costs double (in real $s) every 10 years.

Of course no one would say safety wasn't important - although those of us who drive 240s should know they're not as safe as newer cars. So we are in fact making a choice.

Increased repair costs help insurance companies, car & parts manufacturers, the national auto-body shop industry lobby, the association of paint & solvent producers, more.

The insurance companies are the 1st to say "you can't put a value on human life". Which is funny because that's what they do. Every day. It's called Actuarial Science.
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240s: 2 drivers and some parts cars






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