Passage Summary: The author claims air bags don't actually make cars safer because cars with air bags get into more accidents than cars without them.

Conclusion: Cars equipped with air bags are not safer than cars that do not have them.

Reasoning: Although air bags reduce injury risk during a crash, statistics indicate that cars without air bags are involved in fewer accidents overall.

Analysis: The argument suffers from a failure to define 'safety' comprehensively. It assumes that safety is only about the frequency of accidents, completely ignoring the severity of the outcome when an accident does occur. A car that gets into one minor fender-bender where the driver walks away (thanks to an air bag) is arguably 'safer' than a car that gets into one high-speed collision where the driver is severely injured. Look for an answer that points out this oversight—the argument ignores the fact that air bags fulfill their safety function specifically during the accidents that do happen.