Reception

Reception

Public Opinion

Manufacturers' Perspective

Public reaction to Unsafe at Any Speed launched the topic of vehicle safety into national interest, framing the General Motors Corporation as a public enemy/villain who “was marketing Corvairs that had a known propensity to go out of control on turns”. (Mashaw 53)  [Can you find a primary source quote from the public? Maybe a newspaper article? 

"To many Americans, Nader, at 35, has become something of a folk hero, a symbol of constructive protest against the status quo...he uses only the weapons available to any citizen: the law and public opinion." Time

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