Fat people run a far bigger risk of death or serious injury in a car accident compared to people who are slim or of average weight, a study says.
Researchers in Seattle, Washington, looked at car accidents that involved 26,000 people and discovered that people with obesity were more than twice as likely to die than people with a normal body-fat index.
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You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen. It said, 'Parking Fine.'So that was nice.
Originally posted by tony99xr6 Damn, I put on all this weight when I had a car with no airbags..
Thinking it would help lessen the pain of the steering wheel.
Now I have airbags I need to lose it fast, or i'll die!
Help me Jenny Craig quick!
Or just accidentally deploy your airbag (oops, was that the trigger wire???) and don't bother getting it replaced!
/me starts to think about going on a diet as well...
Who did that study anyway?Yes real overweight people may find it hard to stear fast enough and turn their heads freely, but that is the gross obesity with BMI>40 or 50.
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