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Are Americans too big for their cars?
Washington | September 14, 2007 12:01:13 AM IST
 

Americans may be getting too fat for their cars, new maximum weight warning labels mandated by the U.S. government indicated.

Required for all vehicles beginning in model year 2006, the labels reflect an average passenger weight of 150 pounds, USA Today reported Friday.

That figure may be too low since the Centers for Disease Control pegged average American weights at 190 pounds for men and 163 pounds for women three years ago.

The maximum weight formula was established for tire safety following the 2000 Firestone recall in which overloading was considered a factor that could cause tires to fail.

David Champion, the head of auto testing for Consumer Reports, told USA Today that automakers aren't building cars that can stand up to loads of bigger passengers.

(UPI)

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