According to a report by Laura A. McLay of VCU heavier drivers consume more gas than petite drivers. “Americans now pump 938 million gallons of fuel more on a yearly basis than they were in 1960 because of their increasing weight.”
“The report’s conclusions are drawn from mathematical computations of weight gain applied to passenger vehicles, including cars and light trucks driven for non-commercial reasons.”
The study will be published in the upcoming edition of The Engineering Economist.
I can not believe Laura A. McLay is saying this. I want to see the formula where this is proven. I know that having more weight in your car can eat up fuel, but honestly how much can weight factor into how much gas you waste?
This just seems like another way to get Americans off the idea of rising fuel costs and place the blame on those Americans who are overweight. I’m not the smallest person in the world, but I can not believe they would go as far as subliminally telling us to lose weight in order to save money on gas.
