Obesity Linked To Decreased Seatbelt Use
Why? What happens when an obese person wears a seatbelt?
Obese male, severe seat belt marks, after high speed MVA on freeway. [but you should have seen the guy who didn't wear one]
“According to DHHS data, the weight of the average American increased by more than 24 pounds between the years 1960 and 2002.”
Already 1/3 of the country is obese, and over their lifetime, 9 out of 10 men and 7 out of 10 women are going to become overweight.
What does this mean for the fuel economy, you may ask.
“In the October–December 2006 issue of The Engineering Economist, scientists from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and Virginia Commonwealth University calculate that the strain this extra body weight puts on fuel economy means Americans are now pumping 938 million gallons of fuel more per year than they were in 1960—a total of $7.7 million worth each day at $3 per gallon. The authors ruled out factors such as increased cargo weight and decreased fuel efficiency resulting from poor maintenance, and predict these costs will rise further as rates of obesity increase.”
9 responses so far ↓
Greg Jerome // January 5, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Wow! I know this has had a real affect on the airlines as well. More fat people=less people per flight. I can’t imagine living like that.
hanazakari // March 18, 2008 at 10:44 pm
when your too fat for your seatbelt, you know your obese, and you should LOSE WEIGHT!!! duh…
annie onomous // March 21, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Do you think if more fat people got on planes the flight path would have to change so it didnt go over mcdonalds..only joking
Doug // March 21, 2008 at 5:16 pm
DO you think that cars will have to be remade with double seats!
JENNA // May 14, 2008 at 10:42 am
I completely agree, I’m a fatty and I can’t feel the seat belt across my hip bones like I should.
Anonymous // May 31, 2008 at 11:36 am
o putin
Anonymous // July 4, 2008 at 4:14 am
you shouldent be so fat if u are so fat you should drive until the seat belt fits u derr…
Anonymous // July 4, 2008 at 4:15 am
soo.loose weight init
moog // July 9, 2008 at 5:36 am
It doesn’t take a genuis to figure this out - if you are that fat that you can’t even ‘feel’ a seatbelt, then you should be ashamed of yourself - your overconsumption when half the world doesn’t even have access to clean drinking water is your own fault - you are putting a strain on the planet, people around you, and yourself - and you will probably die significantly earlier than you should - the solution is imple - stop ramming fried food in your mouth - if you eat over 1940 calories a day you will get fat - less and you won’t. One Wendy’s tripple everything alone = 980 calories, so go figure :)
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