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So "safety" is just a marketing term designed to assign a perceivable value to something that may have absolutely no real value to certain people and may have some value to others. Here are examples of failures to understand the that safety is a relationship:
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You have, in my opinion, very dangerous view on safety. My view is this: if there is some possibility (with some %) of a crash/failure/fire, then it is bound to happen one day and possibly to you or your family. So you should be prepared in some way (fire alarm, other precautions).
Your view seems to be that if you do not see fire/crash/disaster happening right away, then it won't happen at all and all precautions are meaningless. I strongly object to this.
1. Buckle up seat belt behind ones back while in a city because car maker added annoying warning if you don't. No control provided to disable the warning.
Have you ever had even a slight crash/accident or even braked really hard on dry asphalt? Good bang from braking/crash to your (or your family member/friend) face/head can be very insightful. Seatbelt does not really bother anyone to wear them. At the same time seatbelt helps to stay in the seat (don't even think what can happen when car doors open unexpectedly in the corner and kid slips out. Seatbelt prevents that) during cornering and braking - your as a driver and passenger are much better off, no question.
I have met some "smart" people with similar view to yours on seatbelt in the city - all of them are either inexperienced drivers or do not drive at all.
2. Disable speaker attached to fire alarm system in a building where false alarms go off so often it is impossible to sleep. Again - no button to disable.
Seriously?
3. Disables ABS on you VW (no button to do that) so I that we can do some drifting on parking lot.
In my opinion, disabling ABS has no fun aspect to it (locking wheels is no fun, really - you will just trash tires and look like a non smart person). Also, disabled ABS reduces your ability to stop AND steer.
There are some myths that ABS increases braking distance and that "real" driver can stop quicker - this is 100% BS and nonsense, you have no chance in comparison to ABS.
ESP (electronic stability control) is partly based on ABS sensors - if ABS doesn't work, ESP won't work either (IIRC). Disabling ESP in controlled environment can have entertainment value.