Should ESP be Standard on All Cars?

Electronic Stability Program uses computers to help a car maintain control if it happens to loose control. Many cars coming out do not come with ESP and some people think this is abhorrent. They want government to intervene and make ESP mandatory. "Safety should be standard," is what my friend said. "You can't put a price on safety."

The problem with safety is that you can always get more safety for a price. Sure, you can add on ESP, air bags, etc, and have a pretty safe car, but you can always go further. How about bullet-proof shatter-proof glass, re-enforced armor, diamond-plated A-pillars, super-grip performance tires, and electrocuting door handles to prevent carjacking? If all these features are standard, no car on the market will be below $100,000. The cost of commuting to work will be greater than wages from work, so people will quit, and the economy will stuff up.