From LewRockwell.com:

I recently did a column about the burbling war between the Safety Nazis and the Mileage Mussolinis. Well, here's the first casualty:

Your safety.

Because your next new car probably won't come with even a mini-spare – let alone an actual full-size spare tire. The latter has been MIA from all-but-large-luxury cars (and trucks) for years, partially because the available trunk real estate of the typical new car is much less than it was in the past.

But now, as the automakers scramble to find ways – any way – to achieve compliance with the latest round of CAFE federal fuel economy mandates (set to increase to 34.1 MPG by 2016), the American Automobile Association reports that even even the downsized mini spare is being thrown in the woods in favor of...

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