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Apr 12
2011
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Heavier Americans may cause the price of transportation to increase. Below is an interesting article from USA Today. Please note the “average passenger weight” estimated by the government in 1960 compared to today’s estimates!
It's official: The federal government says more overweight Americans are squeezing onto buses, and it may have to rewrite bus safety rules because of it.
The Federal Transit Authority (FTA) proposes raising the assumed average weight per bus passenger from 150 pounds to 175 pounds, which could mean that across the country, fewer people will be allowed on a city transit bus.





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