[net.auto] Seat belt laws and the overweight

mcewan@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU (02/05/86)

> BTW, am I the only one who feels that the average seat belt length was decided 
> on by the same people that decided that the most popular clothing size is
> "medium"?

I agree. I also think that most car makers (especially but not exclusively
small car makers) have yet to realize that there are people who are more
than 6 feet tall.

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hrs@homxb.UUCP (H.SILBIGER) (02/10/86)

The real reason that the oveweight are exempt from the
requirement to wear seat belts is that their life
expectancy is lower anyway. :-)