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Re:The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with l... by 0_____0 on Sunday April 28, 2024 @04:21PM (#40191479)
More true for people above a certain height. There are many countries with a higher obesity rate than the U.S. but none who sell 80% trucks and SUVs.

Edit: if the above hypothesis is true, we would expect average car size to correlate with obesity after controlling for factors like proximity to a dense urban area. Could be true. If you gots data let's go

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Re:The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with l... by simonjgreen on Sunday April 28, 2024 @04:23PM (#40191496)
With US ranking 10th, there really aren’t many https://data.worldobesity.org/rankings/
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Re:The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with l... by happypumpkin on Sunday April 28, 2024 @05:08PM (#40191944)
And all of the ones above the US are seemingly small island nations, with #1 being a US territory :|
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Re:The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with l... by ronnier on Sunday April 28, 2024 @04:25PM (#40191509)
Very few and those that do, can they afford larger cars like those in the USA can?
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Re:The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with l... by redwall_hp on Sunday April 28, 2024 @04:57PM (#40191808)
The answer is a resounding no. The rankings speak for themselves.

https://data.worldobesity.org/rankings/

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Re:The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with l... by rfrec0n on Sunday April 28, 2024 @04:41PM (#40191652)
Cars of all sizes are usually much cheaper outside the US, so I don't think it's a price thing. Maybe just because they don't spend as much time in the car or something?
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