" crash test dummies that are obese might help. "If they represented our overweight American society, there could be further improvements in vehicle design that could decrease mortality," lead researcher Dr. Dietrich Jehle says in a statement...
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/dec/22/news/la-heb-obese-drivers-20101222
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