After having read in Consumer Reports about how many lives VSC will save and how it is the best safety innovation since the seat belt, I am disappointed that car manufacturers are making it an option instead of standard on all vehicles.

There should be a law that 6 airbag systems and VSC should be standard on every vehicle produced.

I agree wholeheartedly and it's one of the reasons I moved from my 2000 Camry to an '05 Prius with all of the safety features.

However I also recognize, being in the business, that there is a very very large segment of buyers who will not pay for these features.
'I've never had them, never used them, never needed them and wont pay for them'

That being said the movement is toward standardization, and somewhat higher vehicle prices. Toyota has announced already that VSC will be standard on all vehicles in the near future. All SUV's presently are.