i    of course car safety is important.. I for one used to think that these 
guys are going way OTT with their airtbags (sorry del button dont work) and 
side impact bars and crash zones and (the list goes on) just tpo make the 
car heavbier (and all its penalties) ... bur recently I had a little accident (on
my bike) and not as bad as John's ..... but after the accident - it made me 
realizer I should have worn a helmet (my mom always insistede I should... I was
more concerned about my hair style).....