I see a direct comparison with what is going on between the car modifying crowd and the government as what is going on with the gun owners (and frankly the general population) and the government.
The people are not asking for these regulations, the people are not choosing to put these laws or systems in place, but yet the government does it, and by that is closing its grip on our general freedom. Little by little, common sense is thrown out the window and everything is being heavily regulated to give back what? A false sense of security, nothing else.
The gun registry went through almost unopposed even with all sorts of opposition in the general population. And you know what? People are still going to get shot, people are still going to use guns to hurt others. They'll find a way. It won't stop or even prevent anything, it will simply be a hindrance to the good, honest folks, all the while costing everyone a ton of money.
Same thing with the car scene. They're putting in all these laws to try to prevent such a minimalistic problem, while turning a blind eye to the real problems on our roads; poorly engineered road designs, poorly maintained vehicles everywhere, and a poorly directed approach to enforcement.
Sure, there need to be rules and regulations, but while one properly maintained bagged car is getting towed, you have dozens of 1996 Dodge Caravans on worn out studded tires and busted out bushings and bearings being left alone, not getting stopped. I've said it before in another post, but we're only a very small problem, but we're getting all the attention from the enforcement because it's easy, doesn't require effort.
Misplaced enforcement is what it is. All under the pretext of safety, when we all know this is very far down in the "hierarchy" of the cause of the problem to begin with.
