Too much safety technology?

With all this talk of inflation as it comes to automobiles and homes, one thing rarely mentioned is the cost of all the new technology that has been mandated by government regulation. It’s funny how this was a big deal back in the early 1980s, but it seems like the current administration while often taking swipes at technology they view as liberal, has not taken a deeper look at how building codes and automobile safety standards are boosting costs. Maybe the higher costs are worthwhile – saving lives is important – and many technologies are inexpensive to adopt – but I have to wonder if we are pushing safety technologies too quickly, raising costs for what is at best dubious value.