Why "fire safe cigarettes"? The same reason late model cars have headlights that come on as soon as the engine starts. The same reason motorcycles must all shift on the left, rear brake on the right.
I could go on but it's all because we (the average American) aren't intelligent enough to tell the differance between a brake pedal and a gearshift, decide when lights would be helpfull, etc.
We need a nanny to help us. (lucky us)