Arguments for Airbags

Readers Question: – Analyze the positive versus normative arguments in the following case.

What statements of positive economics are used to support requiring airbags? What normative reasoning is used?

A Positive statement is a fact. Therefore a positive statement could be:

In a recent report, it was found that cars fitted with airbags had a 8% lower fatality rate, when involved in serious crashes.

A normative statement is an opinion. This could be:

The government should take any measure necessary to improve the safety of cars and reduce the number of serious injuries.

In external links of airbags at Wikipedia, there are some reports to look through