In a Report Made to the US Congress in 2001

In a report made to the US Congress in 2001, the National Academy of Sciences cautioned that if fuel economy encourages the production of smaller and lighter cars, "some additional traffic fatalities would be expected." This statement suggests that

A) there is a trade -off between safety and fuel economy.
B) society should value safety more highly than fuel economy.
C) society should value fuel economy more highly than consumer safety because of the long -term environmental benefits generated by reduced gasoline use.
D) US auto manufacturers are more concerned about producing fuel -efficient cars to compete with their Japanese and South Korean rivals than about consumer safety.