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Top 5 Cars For Obese People:
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Heavy Americans have used about 1 billion gallons of gas just due to their excess weight.
It’s about 39 million gallons per year for each pound gained! Do you know how much 39 million gallons of gas would cost you? Well… it’s a lot. And it’s painful to think about. What makes a car better for obese drivers?
An important safety feature for obese drivers is good visibility – lots of windows
and good mirrors. This is because obese people have a hard time making the rapid movements necessary for checking blind spots. Be sure any car you’re looking to buy affords you enough visibility to drive safely without performing uncomfortable maneuvers just to see. Are obese drivers more likely to get hurt in a car accident?
Did you ever purchase a leather punch to keep making new holes on your belt for your
expanding waistline? (Did you even know you could do that?) Well, you can’t do the same thing with seat belts. They only pull out so far (unfortunately) and if you pull them all the way out of their bases they’re useless. This means obese people are less likely to wear seat belts – because sometimes they just don’t fit, or are extremely constricting. Other facts include:| Men with a BMI between 35 and 50 are 10% more likely to die in a car crash if they aren’t wearing seat belts.Women who are overweight or obese are at an 8% increased likelihood of dying in a car crash, compared to women of healthy weights |
The Making of The Formula One Car Tyres:
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| Italian tyre manufacturers Pirelli, have revealed the colours that will distinguish the six different types of rubber that will be used throughout 2011. Each type will carry its own distinct colouring on the Pirelli and PZero logos affixed to the sidewall. Under the sport’s rules, only two compounds of slick tyre – known as the prime and the option – will be used for each race. In addition to this, intermediate and wet tyres can be fitted if it rains. The six colours are as follows: Wet – orange Intermediate – light blue Super soft – red Soft – yellow Medium – white Hard – silver |
Formula One tyres play a significant role in the performance of a Formula One car. The tyres have undergone significant changes throughout the history of Formula One, with different manufacturers and specifications used in the sport.Formula One tyres bear only a superficial resemblance to a normal road tyre. Whereas the latter has a useful life of up to 80,000 km, the tyres used in Formula One are built to last less than one race distance.
Tyre summary
| Compound name | Colour | Tread | Driving conditions | Dry Type | Grip (1 – 4) | Durability (1 – 4) |
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| Hard | Silver | Slick | Dry | Prime/Option1 | 1 – Least grip | 4 – Most durable |
| Medium | White | Slick | Dry | Prime | 2 | 3 |
| Soft | Yellow | Slick | Dry | Prime/Option1 | 3 | 2 |
| Super-soft | Red | Slick | Dry | Option | 4- Most grip | 1 – Least durable |
| Intermediate | Light Blue | Treaded | Wet (no standing water) | x | x | x |
| Full wet | Orange | Treaded | Wet (standing water) | x | x | x |
In 2005, tyre changes were disallowed in Formula One, therefore the compounds were harder as the tyres had to last the full race distance (around 300 km). Tyre changes were re-instated in 2006.For the 2007 season Bridgestone became the sole tyre supplier in Formula One with the withdrawal of Michelin, and introduced four compounds of tyre, two of which are made available at each race.
On 2 November 2009, Bridgestone announced their withdrawal from Formula One at the end of the 2010 season. Michelin, Cooper Avon and Pirelli showed interest in taking over the role of tyre supplier. In June 2010, it was announced that Pirelli would be the 2011 sole tyre supplier and would receive a 3-year contract. During August 2010, Pirelli commenced its test programme with theToyota TF109 at the Mugello Circuit with Nick Heidfeld as the test driver.
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