"Fatter drivers cause increase in gasoline consumption"

[TimBikes]

Interesting study...here

If one considers the idea of a "gas guzzler" tax on vehicles a good one, could overweight drivers be next?

[grasshopper]

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Interesting study...here

If one considers the idea of a "gas guzzler" tax on vehicles a good one, could overweight drivers be next?
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Is this another way to promote anorexia?

[Beryl Octet]

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Interesting study...here

If one considers the idea of a "gas guzzler" tax on vehicles a good one, could overweight drivers be next?
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I wish it had more details. It talks about people being heavier, 24 lbs or so, compared to 1960, but 1960's cars can't be compared to a modern car. So how much extra gas per mile in say something like a Taurus or an Explorer, or even a Prius, does hauling the extra weight around take?

[daniel]

There is already a thread on this subject.