I guess the laws are getting stricter because of our growing population and other reasons like street racing,texting while driving here in NC has caused some of our laws to change.
No its cause we are getting shafted, the insurance companies are controlling politics too much. People are brainwashed these new cars are the "best"--even thou nobody nows ever survives a high speed wreck they are so safe, yeah right.
Green movement is what is in. Our old gas hog cars are frown upon some for just being on the roads. If we drove a Volt we would be "cool", doing our part for the environment, mean while its bombs away for NATO, death is OK so long its the "bad guys" dieing.