Comment on Chemicals in car interiors may cause cancer — and they’re required by US law:
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 8 months agoIt was never about outright preventing fires.
It was always about simply giving passengers the best chance to escape before the fire overwhelms all of the flame-retardant measures.
That said, the carcinogenic and neurological effects do kinda demand that a different solution be found right fucking quick.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Like cotton/linen fabrics? Cotton is pretty naturally flame resistant. Probably can’t help you on all the plastics in a modern car interior, though.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
All I’m hearing is that you don’t appear to fully understand the conditions under which the materials are mandated to withstand extreme heat and combustion