While we are all familiar with things like government crash standards and air quality requirements, have you ever wondered just how involved the federal government is in the development of your car? You’d be shocked at the intricate things Uncle Sam spends his time and your tax dollars doing and in some cases undoing.

To demonstrate the power (and ridiculousness) of our government I want to share with you an announcement in Today’s Federal Register. The Federal Register is where executive agencies make public announcements.  This small but powerful example should give you an idea of how far reaching and cumbersome Uncle Sam’s regulatory arm can be. Like that tall guy in high school that was so tall he was too uncoordinated to actually play basketball.

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