May 21: Why the Massive Air-Bag Recall Won't Make Driving Much Safer (The Atlantic)
May 21, 2015
On Tuesday, the air-bag manufacturer Takata announced that it would be expanding a previous product recall to include some 34 million American cars, which is the largest automobile recall in history. Anthony Foxx, the Secretary of Transportation, responded with hyperbolic determination: “We will not stop our work until every air bag is replaced.”
If he and his colleagues stick to that rule...