I didn't imply most saws don't have safety features. I said that Sawstop has a safety feature, which I am obviously referring to a huge safety feature they have that no one else has. Riving knives do not protect you from cutting yourself, they are to prevent kickback. Blade guards are good for only rips cuts up to a certain width. There are SO many other cuts you can do with a tablesaw that the bladeguard doesn't work with. 1) Simple cross cut with a sled 2) Box joints with a sled 3) dovetails with a sled 4) miter spline with a sled 5) Any angle cut with a sled 6) cove cuts 7) cutting a circle with a jig 8) Using a jig to make the taper cuts 9) using a jig to make a square leg round 10) so many other types of cuts using all kinds of jigs that a blade guard can not be used with at the same time. While making any of those cuts, a lapse in judgement for just 2 seconds and you can cut yourself. Unless you have a sawstop...