When people rent cars, they likely are considering style and comfort before looking up the car's safety rating. Most would assume that the cars available by rental companies are closely inspected, regulated and are routinely maintained.
Unfortunately, most car companies aren't properly maintaining or fixing recalled vehicles and sometimes companies forgo common safety options, putting Louisiana customers at risk of serious bodily injury or death. Now, two senators are furthering the call for regulation of an industry that has sometimes put profits before safety.
