"Big Red" Is a Popular Car

question 158

Multiple Choice

"Big Red" is a popular car. The dash board is covered with little steel studs. In an accident, Betty, sitting next to her boyfriend and not wearing a seat belt, smashes her face on the dash board. The steel studs make the injuries worse. Her boyfriend is at fault in the accident. Betty sues the maker of "Big Red" for injuries. She is likely to:

• A) win; the manufacturer did not exercise reasonable care to prevent foreseeable dangers
• B) win; car producers are held strictly liable for injuries suffered by accident victims
• C) lose; assumption of the risk in being in a car
• D) lose; assumption of risk by not wearing a seat belt
• E) lose; auto makers are not responsible for injuries incurred in accidents that are the fault of a driver

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