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Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile is a non-fiction book by consumer advocate Ralph Nader, first published in 1965. Its central theme is that car manufacturers resisted the introduction of safety features (such as seat belts ), and that they were generally reluctant to spend money on improving safety.
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- Ralph Nader
- 10.2105/ajph.101.2.254
- 2011
- 2011/02
26. Nov. 2015 · On Nov. 30, 1965, “Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile” was published. The first sentence did not mince words: “For over half a century...
Unsafe at any speed: the designed-in dangers of the American automobile. 1965. Am J Public Health. 2011 Feb;101 (2):254-6. doi: 10.2105/ajph.101.2.254. Author. Ralph Nader. PMID: 21228290. PMCID: PMC3020193. DOI: 10.2105/ajph.101.2.254. Publication types. Biography. Classical Article. Historical Article. Portrait. MeSH terms. Automobiles*
- Ralph Nader
- 2011
An auto-mobile representing a reduction of 1332 pounds of material, or more than one-third the weight of a standard 1960 Chevrolet, that could sell for only about $200 less than standard models would constitute a marvel of pro-duction cost efficiency and sales ingenuity. In January 1960, Hansen told a meeting of the Society of Auto-
Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-in Dangers of the American Automobile excoriated the American automotive industry, based in Detroit, for its prioritization of style and design over consumer safety. Nader’s book eventually became a best seller and helped spur the passage of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act in 1966, the ...
1. RALPH NADER, UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED: THE DESIGNED-IN DANGERS OF THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE (updated ed. 1972). 2. See Nader v. General Motors Corp., 255 N.E.2d 765 (1970) (detailing Nader's charges against General Motors of invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of severe emotional distress). 3. NADER, supra note 1, at xvii-lxxxvii. 4 ...
