Talk:Freakonomics

McNamara
Robert McNamara introduced the seat belt? In better times, this would be sufficient grounds to disinter his body so it could be burnt at the stake. - Smerdis of Tlön, for the defense. 00:42, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Not so much that he introduced the seat belt, but Ford was an early adopter... for American manufacturers, that is. They introduced them as an option in '55, some 6 years after Nash did. The Steves paint McNamara as the brains behind the idea and he probably had a hand in getting them included as an option. Space Turbo (talk) 04:27, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
 * In general the authors of Freakonomics are nearly as careful with facts as Malcolm Gladwell. I got Superfreakonomics for Christmas a few years ago, and it's an entertaining read but just about every page was setting off my baloney detection kit. It's made of seriously shoddy thinking - David Gerard (talk) 13:29, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
 * According to t'other Wiki only 2% of Ford buyers actually forked out for belts in 1956 and Saab were the first to fit them as standard in 1958. Volvo had standard 3-point belts the following year. Mr Larrington (talk) 00:05, 11 October 2022 (UTC)