Do fat drvivers get worse gas mileage than fit drivers?

Question

just wondering with gas going up so high, if fat drivers are suffering worse at the pump for being fat and driving.

Answer 1

Lol wow.....well technically, yeah. If two drivers are driving the same car and it is being driven the same way, but one is 120lbs and one is 300lbs, then the heavier one is getting a little less gas mileage because of the weight. But, its nothing really noticeable. It's not like being over weight is costing you an extra $5 even at the pump.

Answer 2

lol yes the lighter the car when driving the less gas is going to consume. because it puts more load on the car.  put it like this the average person weights about 150lbs so if a person weight more 300lbs is like he's driving with 2 people all the time. and if someone is with him that'll make it 3 people in the car.

Answer 3

FAT DRIVERS ... The answer is yes but its hardly any thing.

Answer 4

yes.........but its really not a substantial difference

...........unless racing is the issue

Answer 5

LOL. yeah fat ***'s need to loose weight to get better gas milage!! its probably a strategy from the government to make fat people lose weight!!

Answer 6

The lighter that your car is, the better the millage will be. Yes, a heavier person will get less MPG that a lighter person. Unless the driver is extremely heavy it won't be that noticeable.

Answer 7

Actually, we get better gas mileage. A small person in a car causes that car to sit higher than a large person would. With the car in question sitting higher it creates a larger aerodynamic profile. And with the car sitting higher it creates more space between the bottom of the car and the ground. This creates a pocket of air that tries to push the car upward, thus raising the profile and increasing drag.

Now you put one of us larger people in the car and the opposite occurs. we create a lower aerodynamic profile by reducing the pocket of air formed underneath. We also allow the tires to get a better grip on the road, thus assuring they receive maximum traction with each revolution. If you are spinning your tires you are going nowhere.   Think about it.

Answer 8

I believe fat folks pass more gas than they'll get otherwise.

They aren't always driving if flatulence is measured by miles.

Answer 9

yes, their carrying more weight, so it bogs down the car

Answer 10

Lmao!

The answer is yes...

Answer 11

ha hahahahahahahahahaha