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I thoroughyl expect the Deparment of Government Efficiency to recommend U.S. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) be shut down to save previous taxpayer do

I thoroughyl expect the Deparment of Government Efficiency to recommend U.S. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) be shut down to save previous taxpayer dollars.

TrainedMonkey 2y ago
And all USG vehicles to be replaced with Teslas to save money on gas /s
- deleted 2y ago
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ryandvm 2y ago
Not even remotely farce. I hope the rest of the world is taking notes...
- oblio 2y ago
  Doesn't each major government do independent safety testing/has independent safety requirements, anyway?
  - dylan604 2y ago
    VW diesel-gate How many of the independents caught that?
    - nickff 2y ago
      Interestingly, it was a study commissioned by a non-profit, and performed by a university: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal
      - dylan604 2y ago
        oh, great, so none.
    - aziaziazi 2y ago
      Diesel gate involved also many others manufacturers > Opel (General Motors) publicly demonstrated (while representatives from the TÜV Hessen were present) a Zafira that met the NOx emission limits. At the same time, Opel started clandestinely pushing an engine software update that limited NOx emissions in Zafiras that were already on the road. > German newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported that US authorities investigating Mercedes have discovered that its vehicles are equipped with illegal software to help them pass United States' stringent emission tests. The claimed defeat devices include a Bit 15 mode to switch off emissions control after 16 miles of driving (the length of an official U.S. emissions test), and Slipguard which tries to directly determine if the car is being tested based on speed and acceleration profiles > Dodge Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee trucks, had software that allowed them to exceed NOx pollution limits, undetected by the usual testing methods. > BMW was sued in 2018 when certain models were named as producing several times more nitrogen oxide emissions than laboratory tests indicated
      - netsharc 2y ago
        UK, French and German government agencies lobbied for weaker testing. Probably because of car industry lobbyists, and all the blah blah about "we sell cars, people stay employed, economy keeps going, you get reelected.". Ah, isn't democracy beautiful... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/24/uk-france-and-germany-lobbied-for-flawed-car-emissions-tests-documents-reveal https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/24/uk-franc...
        oblio 2y ago
        > Ah, isn't democracy beautiful... With a dictator they'd just bribe him. Not like that's a solution, either.
- dylan604 2y ago
  um, that can be read both ways. they very well could be taking notes on how to move in the same direction, not the opposite
- consteval 2y ago
  This is why we need the Department of Department of Government Efficiency Efficiency so we can ensure the governmental efficiency of the Department of Government Efficiency.
- roughly 2y ago
  Nobody needs to take notes, we’ve known what this is for a hundred years. We spent most of the last century trying to get rid of autocracy in various places, there’s entire libraries worth of books detailing this playbook at this point.
  - valval 2y ago
    The good old autocracy that tries to get rid of autocratic policies and institutions. You can’t make this up.
    - jquery 2y ago
      autocracy is about concentration of power, correct. bureaucratic is not autocratic. it‘s the opposite. Removing checks and balances is a bad thing, yes.
- jfengel 2y ago
  Unfortunately, they are. They have discovered that this kind of behavior gets people into office. Expect to see more of it.
HaZeust 2y ago
These next 4 years will be a hoot and holler...
- atoav 2y ago
  He had been "joking" about a third term already: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/congress-resolution-22nd-amendment-loophole.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/congress-reso... So let's see if a Trump with total immunity will really leave gracefully this time.
  - exe34 2y ago
    I'm looking forward to the military coup! it seems that America is turning into a new Turkey. you can either have freedom or democracy, but not both.
  - EasyMark 2y ago
    A president can't pardon himself. He can still be held responsible for this crimes that he's already done. they'll just be shelved for a time. With any justice we'll come back to his crimes after this presidency proves to be a complete failure. I personally don't believe that Americans will allow anyone to become dictator.
    - 9dev 2y ago
      Well, they have certainly allowed a convicted felon to become president, so I’m not as convinced of their ability to defend themselves. Any Netflix showrunner designing Trump as a character would have been called of for such a flat caricature of a narcissistic villain, but somehow people thought that would be a good leader. Even if Trump does not ruin the USA, I have forever lost my respect for its citizens.
    - atoav 2y ago
      He does not need to pardon himself if he has presidental immunity for offical acts for the rest of his life. That just hinges on the definition of offical acts, which will be made by a partisan and corrupt supreme court.
akira2501 2y ago
The authority and requirement to operate FARS extends from US Title Code. Aside from that misuse and intentional misunderstanding of the FARS statistics is readily used by Tesla as a justification for their FSD system.
notyourwork 2y ago
Am I the only one that is not excited about the next four years being constant banter of this nature? I loathe it. Nothing personal against your comment but the new administration hasn't even gone into office and I cannot get away from this.
- caekislove 2y ago
  They are like this literally any time a Republican is in the White House. They were like this when Dubya was President too, even though today they act like he's some sort of elder statesman just because he hates Trump.
  - yakz 2y ago
    What? Dubya was selected by the Supreme Court. He started a war after peddling bullshit evidence in front of the whole world. Dubya was and is a piece of shit.
    - jiggawatts 2y ago
      Two wars, but who’s counting?
    - netsharc 2y ago
      There were some people (former staff of his) openly asking him, before the election, to denounce Trump. He didn't do that. November 6, he issued a congratulations to Trump. A piece of shit and a coward .
- agumonkey 2y ago
  I'm also jaded by the constant snark I/we have to resort to to cope and disconnect from the insanity that is today's world
  - buzzerbetrayed 2y ago
    I’m glad you used the word snark since that exact word in the HN guidelines > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.
more_corn 2y ago
Agreed. This seems like just the sort of government waste that department has been created to eliminate.
bonestamp2 2y ago
If that happens, that would be the most efficient form of regulatory capture yet!
- llamaimperative 2y ago
  That’s not what regulatory capture is

I thoroughyl expect the Deparment of Government Efficiency to recommend U.S. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) be shut down to save previous taxpayer dollars.

TrainedMonkey 2y ago

And all USG vehicles to be replaced with Teslas to save money on gas /s

deleted 2y ago
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ryandvm 2y ago

Not even remotely farce. I hope the rest of the world is taking notes...

oblio 2y ago
Doesn't each major government do independent safety testing/has independent safety requirements, anyway?
- dylan604 2y ago
  VW diesel-gate How many of the independents caught that?
  - nickff 2y ago
    Interestingly, it was a study commissioned by a non-profit, and performed by a university: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal
    - dylan604 2y ago
      oh, great, so none.
  - aziaziazi 2y ago
    Diesel gate involved also many others manufacturers > Opel (General Motors) publicly demonstrated (while representatives from the TÜV Hessen were present) a Zafira that met the NOx emission limits. At the same time, Opel started clandestinely pushing an engine software update that limited NOx emissions in Zafiras that were already on the road. > German newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported that US authorities investigating Mercedes have discovered that its vehicles are equipped with illegal software to help them pass United States' stringent emission tests. The claimed defeat devices include a Bit 15 mode to switch off emissions control after 16 miles of driving (the length of an official U.S. emissions test), and Slipguard which tries to directly determine if the car is being tested based on speed and acceleration profiles > Dodge Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee trucks, had software that allowed them to exceed NOx pollution limits, undetected by the usual testing methods. > BMW was sued in 2018 when certain models were named as producing several times more nitrogen oxide emissions than laboratory tests indicated
    - netsharc 2y ago
      UK, French and German government agencies lobbied for weaker testing. Probably because of car industry lobbyists, and all the blah blah about "we sell cars, people stay employed, economy keeps going, you get reelected.". Ah, isn't democracy beautiful... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/24/uk-france-and-germany-lobbied-for-flawed-car-emissions-tests-documents-reveal https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/24/uk-franc...
      - oblio 2y ago
        > Ah, isn't democracy beautiful... With a dictator they'd just bribe him. Not like that's a solution, either.
dylan604 2y ago
um, that can be read both ways. they very well could be taking notes on how to move in the same direction, not the opposite
consteval 2y ago
This is why we need the Department of Department of Government Efficiency Efficiency so we can ensure the governmental efficiency of the Department of Government Efficiency.
roughly 2y ago
Nobody needs to take notes, we’ve known what this is for a hundred years. We spent most of the last century trying to get rid of autocracy in various places, there’s entire libraries worth of books detailing this playbook at this point.
- valval 2y ago
  The good old autocracy that tries to get rid of autocratic policies and institutions. You can’t make this up.
  - jquery 2y ago
    autocracy is about concentration of power, correct. bureaucratic is not autocratic. it‘s the opposite. Removing checks and balances is a bad thing, yes.
jfengel 2y ago
Unfortunately, they are. They have discovered that this kind of behavior gets people into office. Expect to see more of it.

HaZeust 2y ago

These next 4 years will be a hoot and holler...

atoav 2y ago
He had been "joking" about a third term already: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/congress-resolution-22nd-amendment-loophole.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/congress-reso... So let's see if a Trump with total immunity will really leave gracefully this time.
- exe34 2y ago
  I'm looking forward to the military coup! it seems that America is turning into a new Turkey. you can either have freedom or democracy, but not both.
- EasyMark 2y ago
  A president can't pardon himself. He can still be held responsible for this crimes that he's already done. they'll just be shelved for a time. With any justice we'll come back to his crimes after this presidency proves to be a complete failure. I personally don't believe that Americans will allow anyone to become dictator.
  - 9dev 2y ago
    Well, they have certainly allowed a convicted felon to become president, so I’m not as convinced of their ability to defend themselves. Any Netflix showrunner designing Trump as a character would have been called of for such a flat caricature of a narcissistic villain, but somehow people thought that would be a good leader. Even if Trump does not ruin the USA, I have forever lost my respect for its citizens.
  - atoav 2y ago
    He does not need to pardon himself if he has presidental immunity for offical acts for the rest of his life. That just hinges on the definition of offical acts, which will be made by a partisan and corrupt supreme court.

akira2501 2y ago

The authority and requirement to operate FARS extends from US Title Code. Aside from that misuse and intentional misunderstanding of the FARS statistics is readily used by Tesla as a justification for their FSD system.

notyourwork 2y ago

Am I the only one that is not excited about the next four years being constant banter of this nature? I loathe it. Nothing personal against your comment but the new administration hasn't even gone into office and I cannot get away from this.

caekislove 2y ago
They are like this literally any time a Republican is in the White House. They were like this when Dubya was President too, even though today they act like he's some sort of elder statesman just because he hates Trump.
- yakz 2y ago
  What? Dubya was selected by the Supreme Court. He started a war after peddling bullshit evidence in front of the whole world. Dubya was and is a piece of shit.
  - jiggawatts 2y ago
    Two wars, but who’s counting?
  - netsharc 2y ago
    There were some people (former staff of his) openly asking him, before the election, to denounce Trump. He didn't do that. November 6, he issued a congratulations to Trump. A piece of shit and a coward .
agumonkey 2y ago
I'm also jaded by the constant snark I/we have to resort to to cope and disconnect from the insanity that is today's world
- buzzerbetrayed 2y ago
  I’m glad you used the word snark since that exact word in the HN guidelines > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.

more_corn 2y ago

Agreed. This seems like just the sort of government waste that department has been created to eliminate.

bonestamp2 2y ago

If that happens, that would be the most efficient form of regulatory capture yet!

llamaimperative 2y ago
That’s not what regulatory capture is