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The Fuel Cost of Obesity
thecarchik writes "America loves to complain about gas mileage and the cost of gasoline. As it turns out, part of the problem is us. How much does it really matter? A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found a 1.1 percent increase in self-reported obesity, which translates into extra weight that your vehicle has to haul around. The study estimates that 1 billion extra gallons of fuel were needed to compensate for passenger weight gained between 1960 and 2002."
It just goes to show, the average human being is not that bright.
In Holland we got even higher prices. was at one point over 3 euro, per LITER... for americans, that is a quarter gallon.
So, what do you think, did SUV sales go UP or DOWN?
Remember, this is in a small cold country where many streets were designed centuries ago and so are very narrow.
Yes, you guessed it. They went UP.
There is a certain type of person who votes for tax cuts then complains about cuts in services, buys the biggest car, then complains it don't fit and costs a fortune in fuel. Wants speed bumps in his road, then complains about speed bumps. Complains about medevac helicopts and ambulances making to much noise, but wants the army to deploy for his twisted angle.
Humanity, if we left it to the average person, we would still be in the trees because getting out would mean giving up the big branch they kicked everyone else off.
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