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This is a serious question to ponder: With all the space-age technology available, and automobiles being produced about a hundred years, why don't we have cars with auto-pilot features to take over when the driver has lost control, for whatever reason, whether a sleep attack, or even a heart attack? AND, I might add, why aren't cars built to withstand collisions with the normal inhabitants of the roadway, including other cars, trucks, power poles, trees, etc? They make them smart enough to call an ambulance or a wrecker, why not use the technology to AVOID collisions, and survive the unavoidable? Why is equipment made available that could save lives, and then made an option for extra money? Some examples: side airbags, anti-lock braking systems, daytime running lamps, roll bars, SAFE tires, especially tires that can run after a puncture. Adjustable pedals and seats to suit all size drivers. Real bumpers, not styrofoam filled, plastic covered, appendages that crumble from a parking lot bump? a frame that keeps the car from folding the occupants inside between sharp broken parts, requiring the "Jaws of Life" to extricate them? Cars now cost what homes once did in the USA, so the expense is not a good enough excuse, and insurance premiums could be reduced if there were fewer injuries and deaths. So maybe when we take the blame for a momentary lapse as a driver, we should shift the blame to the makers of the vehicles? Isn't it obvious that people who can't afford the more expensive cars with all the safety features, don't deserve to be maimed or killed for the sake of economy? Police cars are usually heavy duty vehicles with maximum safety features, imagine the same accident Greg had with a typical low-end economy sub-compact car! The car companies have easy access to the mortality rates for each make and model, why don't we? Even a pack of cigarettes has a death warning on it, why not the same for cars? Any experts in the car business out there who can (and will!) answer these questions? Ken "Just wondering......"