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Automobile manufacturers are not required by law to make their seat belts fit people over 215 lbs, so some do not. There is a petition before the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to amend Federal Regulation 571.209 Standard No. 209 so that any person who fits in a vehicle will be able to buckle the seat belt. Please take a few minutes and write a letter of support to help make history. The life you save just may be your own. Click here to read the petition. Click here to read about this campaign in USA TODAY, PEOPLE MAGAZINE, and the NEW YORK TIMES.

899. Peter S. Crosta

898. Nese L. Aiumu

897. Julia McCrossin, to Sen. Sarbanes, Sen. Mikulski, Rep. Morella, NHTSA.

896. S. Fagan

895. Rebecca J. Holmes, to NHTSA, Missouri Congress reps, Senator Christopher "Kit Bond, Senator Jean Carnahan, and President Bush.

894. Paul J. Brewer

893. Christine E. Markners

892. Walter J. O'Brien

891. Lantona T. Johnson

890. Francis J. Solari

889. Wendy C. Mangan

888. Patricia L. Megyesi

887. Susan D. Cardinale

886. Kimber L. Gillman

885. J. Richter

884. Kari A. Johnstone

883. Elizabeth Glass

882. Barbara Peretz

881. Cindi Kirkman

880. Melissa D. Whaley

879. Paula R. Greenspan

878. Roberta G. Fry

877. Christopher P. Bryant

876. M.L. Fisher

875. Robbin M. Savary

874. Tracy A. McLaughlin

873. Rose Speranza

872. Linda K. Wolfarth

871. Matt Belgen

870. DaLana J. Saunders

869. Marc D. Goldstone

868. Tina T. Helmstetler

867. Paula R. Goliday

866. John Ropte

865. Kimber L. Gillman

864. Barbara Bruno, to Senator Charles E. Schumer, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Representative Sue W. Kelly

863. Christine Knorr, to Senator Robert G. Torricelli, Senator Jon Corzine, Representative Frank A. LoBiondo

862. Michelle Zarife, to Senator Robert G. Torriell,i Senator Jon Corzine, Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr.

861. Nancy Leitschuh, to Senator Richard J. Durbin, Senator Peter G. Fitzerald, Representative Donald A. Manzullo

860. Amy Marshall, to Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Barbara Boxer, Representative Susan A. Davis

859. Joan Pereira-Wyer, to Senator Charles E. Schumer, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Representative Vito Fossella

858. JeanMarie Olivieri, to Senator Wayne Allard, Representative Diana L. DeGette

857. Paul Soto, to Senator Charles E. Schume,r Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton

856. Dawn McDowell, to Senator Phil Gramm, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Representative Lloyd Doggett

855. Roni Krinsky, to Senator Edward F. Kennedy, Senator John F. Kerry, Representative Barney Frank

854. Tanya Scott, to Senator Charles E. Schumer, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Representative Major R. Owens

853. Nanette Kripke, to Senator Charles E. Schumer, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Representative Carolyn Maloney

852. Beatriz Lozano, to Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Barbara Boxer, Representative Grace F. Napolitano

851. Kristie Rigdon, to Senator Christopher S. Bond, Senator Jean Canahan, Representative JoAnn H. Emerson

850. Heather Carr, to Senator Paul E. Sarbanes, Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, Representative Albert Wynn

849. Michelle Zarife

848. JeanMarie Olivieri

847. Nancy Leitschuh

846. Joan Pereira-Wyer

845. Evelyn Hall

844. Paul Soto

843. Pamela Rost

842. Tanya Scott

841. Nancy Esposito

840. Kara Allen

839. Ellen Monroe

838. Robbie Kassell

837. Kristie Rigdon

836. Heather Carr

835. Lenor Fisher, to SenatorRon Wyden

834. Gael MacGregor

833. J. R. Vukich, WA Deputy Sheriff

832. Robert M. Segura, WA Police Officer

831. Lies D. Belford, WA Police Officer

830. Donald E. LaDucer, WA Police Officer

829. Benjamin K. Baker, WA Police Lieutenant

828. James F. Smith, Jr., WA Police Officer, Tacoma Police

827. Sheri Badger, WA Task Force Coordinator

826. Peggy Hodges, WA Traffic Safety Coordinator

825. Robert A. McBride

824. Janet Goldsmith, Nurse

823. C. A. Winston

822. Merl M. Evans, Maryland Highway Safety Officer

821. Mary E. Gobrecht, Maryland Occupant Protection Program Coordinator

820. Barbara W. Beckett, Director, Maryland Committee for Safety Belt Use, Inc.

819. C. W. Harden, WA Law Enforcement

818. Calvin L. Bekin, WA Law Enforcement

817. Dena Gustafson, WA CSO

816. Kevin Williams, WA Law Enforcement

815. Lee W. Reed, WA Law Enforcement

814. Nels Larson, WA Law Enforcement

813. Dean Hallatt, WA Law Enforcement

812. Cynthia K. Coleman, WTSC

811. David L. Smailes

810. Donald W. McKeehen, WA Traffic and Safety

809. Brian D. Cleave, WA Law Enforcement

808. Stacy A. Mayne

807. Jason M. Linn, WA Public Services

806. Michelle Clark, WA Police Officer

805. Bill Hatchett, WA Police Officer

804. Lisa Aiumu, WA Police

803. Shawn Aiumu, WA Police Sgt

802. David Scott, WA Deputy Sheriff

801. Kevin Moyes, WA Deputy Sheriff

800. Warren K. Ochs, WA Police Officer

799. Sam E. Ramirez, WA State Trooper

798. T. K. Tinsley, WA Deputy Sheriff

797. E. J. Dawson, WA Police Officer

796. F. Scott Stewart, British Columbia Peace Officer

795. Alvin Griffin, WA Deputy Sheriff

794. Jennifer D. Blackstock, WA State Trooper

793. Dawn L. Bailey, WA Police Officer

792. Martin O'Leary, WA Deputy Sheriff

791. Bryan Sacyer, WA State Trooper

790. Ray Miller, WA Deputy Sheriff

789. David Thornburg, WA Deputy Sheriff

788. Jennifer Derue, WA Police Officer

787. Alaina Cunningham, WA Public Health Educator

786. Bradford L. Gregory, WA Police Officer

785. Rick L. Kent, WA Deputy Sheriff

784. Brian Ellis, WA Firefighter Paramedic

783. John Thompson, WA Deputy Sheriff

782. Brian Banner, WA Police Officer

781. David R. Trunkey, WA State Trooper

780. Mike Bowe, WA Police Officer

779. Harold Britton, WA Police Officer

778. Dennis A. Ballard, WA Community Service Officer

777. Mariana Matthews, WA Community Service Officer

776. Tracy S. McMillan, WA DUI Task Force Coordinator

775. Joie Worthen, WA Crime Prevention Coordinator

774. Rick Nauman, WA Deputy

773. Jeff Shelton, WA Police Officer

772. Andy Mosaisley, WA Law Enforcement

771. Steve Gatterman, WA Law Enforcement

770. Jon Landis, WA Police Officer

769. Janet Kalney, WA Traffic Safety Coordinator

768. Shirley M. Wise, WA Traffic Safety Coordinator

767. David M. Greenhalgh, British Columbia Police Officer

766. Nelson J. Atwood, WA Police Officer

765. M. H. Lewis, WA State Police Officer

764. LaDonna Whalen, WA Code Compliance Officer

763. Jason G. Southard, WA Police Officer

762. Dina Valdez, WA State Police Clerk

761. Martin Lawrence, , WA Police Officer

760. Russell J. Atchison, , WA Police Officer

759. Scott A. Neusiel, WA State Trooper

758. Chris Cooper, WA State Trooper

757. Kevin L. Farris, WA Police Officer

756. Jeff Westower , WA Police Officer

755. Anthony Robbins, WA Police Officer

754. Jamie Lamb, WA Police Officer

753. Michael R. Deccio, WA Police Officer

752. Robert R. Hendrickson, WA Police Officer

751. Reginald Allen, WA Police Officer

750. Steve Deakin, WA Police Officer

749. Aimee M. Brown, WA State Police Trooper

748. Roy Montaluo, WA Deputy

747. Rick A. Fisher, WA Police Officer

746. Edwin T. Anderson, WA Police Officer

745. John Brockmueller, WA Police Officer

744. Marianne Vinas

743. Vicky Wright

742. Penny Murrills

741. Molly A. Southard

740. Donna McKinley

739. Leanne M. Szynskie

738. Joyce Huff

737. Lissa N. Metz-Gomez

736. Judy A. Kampmann

735. Holly L. Gorrell

734. B.R.Luse

733. Carol J. Edmiston

732. Marcia Hartzel

731. Rebecca Hillidy

730. Gary R. Russell

729. Sabine Riggins

728. Susie Seip

727. Pamela Garland

726. J. Steve Huntsberry

725. Lori M. Jouthas

724. Lisa K. Buffington

723. Frank G. Accurso

722. Christina E. Dunigan

721. Victoria Winchester

720. Mary L. Disterhoft

719. Judy Swit

718. Pery V. Rivera

717. Laura Baxendale

716. Renelda L. Reed

715. David S. Eden

714. Deanna R. Eden

713. Diane M. Warren

712. Traci Aschenbrenner

711. Louise M Vail

710. Melanie R. Young

709. Cheryl Kight

708. Mildred C. Combs

707. Julie I. Cox

706. Richard J. Meuse

705. Yvette A. Michel

704. Allison Shoeman

703. Katie Brown

702. Mary H. Musgrave

701. Laura Zarife, to Senators Jon Corzine, Robert Torrecelli, and Congressman WIlliam Pascrell

700. Rachel S. Wells

699. Patti Hamilton

698. Anonymous

697. Lisabeth Burns

696. Lora Holeman, MME

695. Lorene C Hensley

694. Martha K Koester

693. Dawn McDowell

692. Caryn R. Olczyk

691. Karen E. Clark

690. Katheen A. Ohtola

689. Kimberly J. Moore

688. Vanessa L. Campbell

687. Lara C. Willis

686. Ellen S. Parham

685. Kenneth Wachtel

684. Lara Bishop

683. Patrice M. Jepsen

682. Christy Brabeau

681. Sally Brabeau

680. Lois O'Brien

679. Sylvia McGee

678. Bernice Straley

677. Mary's Girls

676. Melissa D. Baseheart

675. Rich Rademacher

674. Leah A. Closson

673. Lucinda McGinn

672. Carol J. Fisher

671. Priscilla Butler

670. Chrislyn N. Beresheim

669. Richard A. Hensley

668. Pat A. Short

667. Michael S. Demas

666. Joseph A. Rousseau

665. Marla K. Vanlue

664. Celia Raia

663. Valarie J. Shaw

662. Melanie M. Reed

661. Katrina J. Worthington

660. Eileen Baker

659. Charlotte R. Coghlan

658. Matt Thornury

657. Carol Leman

656. David A. Nadeau

655. Emily J. Sear

654. Joan T. Priest

653. Cynthia Gardner

652. Tom A. Gebeau

651. Kathleen White

650. Lanna L. Chidester

649. Mary Anne Pusey

648. William J. Dineen

647. J. C. Spence

646. Rebecca L. McDiarmid

645. Alicia N. Alexander

644. Melissa M. Reedy

643. Merriett J. Geisinger

642. Julie M. Schwartz

641. Annette K. Mitchell

640. Martha K. Koester

639. Danielle G. Allen

638. Amanda M. Matthews

637. Merriett J. Geisinger

636. Christi Y. Stratton

635. Nedra P. DeLima

634. Susan B. Howell

633. Candy L. Wall

632. Mary Paradise

631. Marta B. Richardson

630. Donald A. Nadeau

629. Ronald G. Glowen

628. Judith H. Weiss

627. Arlisa Jones

626. Jackie

625. Teresa W. Hudson

624. Anna L. Smead

623. Angela C. Bigos

622. Beth S. Collins

621. Marianne M. Johnson

620. Michelle L. Zulli

619. Erica N. Little

618. Tonya M. Tyler

617. Barbara A. Roller

616. Natasha Solares

615. Ben L. Hopping

614. Barbara D'Alleva

613. Rosemarie B. Edwards

612. Karen E. Clark

611. Lynn J. Garrett

610. William G. Bartels

609. Iva F. Krauss

608. Elizabeth Monahan, to Senator DeWine, Senator Voinovich, and Representative Kucinich

607. Dulce L. Flores

606. Nancy T. Montoya

605. Heidi Latham

604. Marcus Latham

603. Michael LeVault

602. M.C. LeVault

601. Steve LeVault

600. Heather M. Geye

599. Sue McClellan

598. Danielle E. Silva

597. Jack Burgess

596. Alison K. Blake

595. Lori E. Diamond

594. Elizabeth M. Cotterman

593. William J. Fabrey
Vice President, Engineering
Amplestuff

592. Peter B. Rowe
Torquay, England

590-591. Marshall and Teresa Hollinger

589. Samuel

588. Davida Clark

587. Mike Barr

586. Tracie Gilbert

585. Michelle Pence

584. Ellon St. Croix

583. Malissa Diener

582. Donna J. Ruble

580-581. Kelly and Tim Hildebrand

579. Linda Freda

578. Pauline Klein

577. Nancy Fenton

576. J. Bruce Hult

575. Natalie M. Jacintho

574. Gary L. Cavanaugh

573. Ellen L Lienhard

572. Katie

571. Amanda M. Lawrence

570. Bridget Widmaier

569. Valerie Nash

568. Vickie Nelson

567. Emily E

566. Tracy English-Hebert

565. Tammy Bradstreet

564. Tammy Houser

563. Barbara C. Stears

562. Sandy Alexander

561. Sandie Henry

560. Gloria F. Tobin

559. Michael W. Britt

558. Art Davis

556-557. Jim and Sandra White

555. Ana Yadira Rodriquez Seda

554. Jane E. Holt

553. T. Daniels-Padovan

552. Sandra R. White

551. Gina Eaton

550. Betsy Bishop

549. Kimberly Brittingham

548. Yvette M. Jones

547. Linda A. Freda

546. Deidre L. Calarco

545. Lawrence A. Firrantello

544. Danielle Silva

543. Joyce K. Tarver

542. Collette Abegglen

541. Karen M. Gagnon

540. Rebecca M. Hamrick

539. Boyd C. Annas

538. Deborah D. Minix

537. Melissa A. Leedy

536. Michael W. Britt

535. Nancy T. Baranowski

534. Mary E. Codespoti

533. Allison Karam

532. Rev. Angel Shultz

531. Elizabeth A. Ausberry

530. Werle J. Nick

529. Judy A. Ferguson

528. Chellie S. Bailey

527. Jessica E. Fraley

526. Ellen L. Lienhard

525. Jayne A. Charles

524. Doug Wilson

523. Sandra A. Powell

522. Andra M. Lozzi

521. Raquel S. Hildebrand

520. Vivian F. Turner

519. Laurie M. Broussard

518. Gayle D. Reser

517. Rachel G. Danberg

516. Winona L. Dulka

515. Alicia Barbiera

514. Sue F. McClellan

513. Ellen Lienhard, to Rep. Curt Weldon and Senators Rick Santorum and Arlen Specter.

512. Ellen Reed

511. Susan Ryan-Nelson, to Senator Paul David Wellstone, Rep. Martin Olav Sabo

510. Gary L. Cavanaugh

509. Allen Steadham, Director, ISAA

508. Rachel E. Livingston

507. Murray Bob

506. Patricia L. Fox

505. Ann Raia

504. Bonnie E. Odom

503. Darcy Campion Devney

502. Natalie M. Jacintho

501. Janet L. Cox

500. Pamela Juzwick

499. Susan D Lutjens-Dolan

498. Mary McGhee

497. Martha K. Koester

496. Michelle J. Smalkin

495. Hollis Osburn

494. Andrea Schulz

493. Joe Parker, Director, Governor's Highway Safety Program, State of North Carolina Department of Transportation

492. Tracy A. Hume

491. Bridget S. Widmaier

490. Linda H. Blocker

489. Deborah L. Barabino

488. Clara M. Rosenberger

487. Pat O. Fish

486. John A. Bonnerr

485. Russell F. Williams

484. Annette M. Barbera

483. James H. Hopper

482. Destiny Berlin

481. Pauline M. Klein

480. Mary C. Kloppenberg

479. Toni A. Gonsalves

478. William E. Struebing

477. Kendra A. Mosler

476. Margaret A. Hoskins

475. Aahz

474. Michele E. Jones

473. Deni Ann C. Gereighty

472. Deborah R. Kula

471. Timothy D. Duane

470. Francine A. Juneau

469. Kelly French

468. Cheryl A. White

467. Margo J. Nyman

466. James Bacile

465. Stef Jones

464. Jo Ann Malina

463. Kari A. Peppers

462. LaVonne Alexander

461. Ann Navarro

460. Teresa and Marshall Hollinger

459. Malissa Diener

458. E. Berlin

457. Barbara D'Alleva, to NHTSA, Senator Charles Schumer, and Representative Maurice Hinchey

456. Chris Lichtenfelt

455. Michele E Jones

454. Beverly Walker

453. Bobbi A. McWilliams

452. Kathy Jeske

451. Heather J. Eakin

450. Sandra J. Gordon

449. Bryce N. Osbourn

448. Norma Muyskens

447. Tracy Zeiler

446. Natalie Jacintho

445. Kristine Minchew

444. Andrew Paskal

443. Christine M. Cura, to Rep. Joe Moakley, Senator Edward Kennedy, Senator John Kerry

442. Audrey Petropoulos

441. Antonia M. Richie

440. Mary H. Johnson

439. Wendy S. Fillmore

438. Ruthie E.

437. Kay Miller, to Senator Robert Torricelli, President Clinton, Senator Frank Lautenberg, Rep. Steven Rothman

436. Bridgette N. Armstrong

435. Maria Alvarenga

434. Deborah J. Krankemann

433. Gail Kellersberger

432. Ben Eakin

431. Julie Gerrard Harris

430. Jami Tolphin

429. William F. Weitze

428. Carol M. Hiller

427. Yvonne M. Rahmes

426. Tammy Houser

425. Alison Bentley

424. Mary McGhee (to Rep. Jim McDermott,Senator Patty Murray, Senator Maria Cantwel, Dr. Sue Bailey)

423. Susan Martinez

422. Bobby Kelly

421. Zelie Pollon

420. Scott Dunham

419. Rochelle E. Rice

418. Frannie Fargardo

417. Liz Gewirtz

416. Mia Smith

415. Colleen A. Woods

414. Randy Axelrod

413. Lisa Douglas

412. Anita Franklin

411. Karla Fritsch

410. Sandy Schaffer

409. Mary Reiman

408. Sandra J. Card

407. Stephanie S. Cheew

406. Josephine Limbert

405. Steven Fernandez

404. B. A. Buonanno

403. Marie Terry

402. Marianne Maley

401. Carol Rapaport

400. Kimberly Cooper

399. Carolyn Chris

398. Melissa Ann Taylor

397. Lisa Ginsburg

396. U.S. Congress Member John Breaux, LA

395. Louise Newman, to Representative Richard Baker, Senator John Breaux, Senator Mary Landrieu

394. U.S. Senator Jon Ky, AZl

393. Jennifer Vaughn Trias, to Senator John McCain, Senator Jon Kyl, Representative Bob Stump, NHTSA

392. Susan E. Lowe

391. Jerrie Currie

390. Carolyn Derouin

389. Maria Ford

388. Virginia Gonzalez

387. John Sy

386. Betty Navles

385. Nancy Mascola

384. Helene E. Recchia

383. Tracy G. Harger

382. Joni McHorney

381. Stella Strand

380. Glenda C. Anderson

379. Amy E.P. Marshall

378. Terry Wellard

377. Betty Owens

376. Philip Cordova

375. Sandra Carso

374. Chris Hicks

373. Paula Bailey

372. Kathryn Lizee

371. Laura Schmitt, to Senator Charles Robb

370. Toby Dunavin, to Rep. Scarborough

369. Mary Ray Worley, to Senator Russ Feingold, Senator Herb Kohl, Representative Tammy Baldwin

368. U. S. Senator Paul S. Sarbanes

367. Stacey Martin, to Congress Member Jerrold Nadler of NY

366. Ellen Emerson, from HondaBeat.com to Senator Patrick Leahy; Senator Jim Jeffords; Rep. Bernard Sanders; President Clinton; American Honda Motor Co., National Consumer Affairs.

365 Jo L.

364. Vernon C.

363. Selkis S.

362. Denise C.

361. Ossie L.

360. Gabriel R.

359. Sandra J. Gordon

358. Kathleen Comalli Dillon

357. Fred Wehling

356. Katherine M. Aaron

355. Kevin L. Mannix, Oregon State Representative

354. Nancy Doten

353. Lynda Finn

352. Wayne T. Gilchrest, Congressman and member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

351. Audra Racer

350. Gordon H. Smith, United States Senator from Oregon

349. Walter Robert Portnell

348. Marcia Kearns
"People, should not have to put both their lives, and the lives of others at risk, just because they don't fit a certain mold."

347. National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance Board of Directors

346. Grandstyle.com

345. Susan Weber

344. Diane Monka

343. Robin Cunch

342. Maureen Costa

341. Rosemary Stone

340. Laura Baker

339. Amy Marshall

338.  Hans Hornstein

337. Valerie Hamilton

336. Victoria Dolenga

335. Nancy Marshello

334. Haley Hertz

333. Lisa Breisch

332. Judith Richardson

331. Robbie Kassel

330. Elaine Richman

329. Linda Ramos

328. Barbara Novack

327. Dina Marroquin

326. Mary Benson

325. Phyllis Warr

324. Jeanne Toombs

323. Elaine Ryan

322. Barbara Bruno

321. Patti Kelly

320. Daniella Kunicki

319. Howard St. Louis

318. Lew McKenzie

317. Cathy A'hearn

316. Penny Ladnier

315. Denise Ingberg

314. Monica Boyd

313. Collette Abegglen

312. Jessica May

311. Deborah Metrick

310. Margaret Kent-Henly

309. Beatriz Lozano

308. K. Warr

307. M. Forbes

306. Julie Wyman

305. Margaret Fulton

304. Jeff Myers

303. Melissa Holmes

302. Denise Hunt

301. Carolyn J. Marks

300. Carolyn Minor

299. Donna Dowden

298. Guy Russo

297. Susan Wallace

296. William Lemoine

295. John Hymeyer

294. Sherry Eckert

293. Monique Jewett-Brewster

292. Michael Lowey

291. Carol McFeeters

290. Debra Jacobs

289. Kathleen Noon

288. Geri N. Finkelstein

287. Margaret Mackenzie

286. Heather Boyle

285. Kyle Bodolay

284. N. Ferrier

283. Dawn Deery

282. Alice Solovay

281. Rosalee Romero

280. Ellen Monroe

279. Darlyne Washington

278. Leah Strock

277. James Bacile

276. Frances Bascom

275. Paula Bailey

274. Louise Wolf

273. Don Eckert

272. Helen Hartman

271. Maryanne Roberts

270. Terri L. Weitze

269. Mary Ulses

268. Sandra Brennan

267. Harold Nelson

266. Ronda Sue Wood

265. Gayle Andrews Bolton

264. Charles Van Dyke

263. Pat Neeley

262. John J. Halbig

261. Richard Hovorka

260. William F. Weitze

259. Sandra Gordon

258. Paula Bailey, Inland Empire Chapter of NAAFA

257. Susan Stinson
"As I travel the country giving workshops and reading from my novels, I've heard many concerns about the health of fat men and women in this country. Surely one of the most direct and effective ways of protecting the health of this population would be to require automobile manufacturers to provide seatbelts or extenders that fit people of all sizes, showing the same level of concern for our safety as for other citizens.'

256. Natalie Neal

255. Pierson DeVries

254. Ramona DeVries

253. Brayn Albert

252. Dimitrios, Sharon, Jane, and Christina Ballis

251. Russell Williams
" I can think of no reason why being fat would eliminate the need for seat belts."

250. Robin Kosub

249. Avery Ray Colter
"The current ability of vehicle manufacturers to use an arbitrary number not related to the volume or cross sectional area of a compartment creates the danger of the denial of driving privelege, not by the proper state agencies for legitimate offenses or disqualifications, but by for-profit corporations for reasons of incremental economic expediency, the kind which led them in a former time to resist the installation of seatbelts altogether. The power to decide who drives must at all times remain with the state and be determined by equitable means, and the safety devices deemed sufficiently important to require for all drivers must, self-evidently, be utilizable by all drivers."

248. J. Saoloman-Cruz

247. C. Ayers

246. R. Oertall

245. R. Newmiller

244. D. Heaton

243. L. Murray

242. K. Nelson

241. S. McCallister

240. Y. Teung

239. F. Greenawalt

238. R. Solinsky

237. N. Hairychin

236. D. Doyle

235. J. Weiss

234. L. Stammers

233. J. Preston

232. D. Mooney

231. D. Peterson

230. P. Baker

229. K. Morris

228. A. Gianelli

227. G. Cook

226. T. York

225. C. Huff

224. R. Roberts

223. M. Bell

222. S. Bell

221. P. Roberts

220. S. Koffa

219. D Reiland

218. D. Wallace

217. S. Woods-Pollard

216. L. Eaves

215. Karen Stimson
"When I was a new driver in the 1970's I was in a head-on collision with a truck on an icy highway. My car was totaled, yet my husband and I walked away from the crash shaken, but with no injuries. The seatbelt in my car wasn't long enough to go around me, and a seatbelt extender was not available, so I had pieced together the two halves of one of the unused lap belts from the rear seat of the car and fashioned them into a homemade seatbelt extender. That jerry-rigged device put together on my home sewing machine--which would probably have failed any structural engineering test--saved my life and perhaps my husband's as well, since it kept me in place in my vehicle during the crash."

214. Rae Morris

213. Emil Devries

212. Allison Wagner
"Buckle Up America ¥ be the Administrator who made it possible for all Americans."

211. Aahz Maruch
"...the federal regulations regarding seatbelts are inadequate. They do not require that auto manufacturers provide seatbelts to fit everybody, only "occupants whose dimensions and weight range from those of a 5th-percentile adult female to those of a 95th-percentile adult male." That is defined to mean people who weigh between 102 and 215 pounds."

210. Stef Maruch
"...people don't always have a choice to avoid riding in a vehicle that has inadequate seatbelts (for example, people who carpool with co-workers). This creates an unsafe and illegal condition."

209. Yvette Corona

208. Ben Eakin

207. Lisa Moreno

206. Kozetta Harris

201 - 205. South Jersey Chapter of NAAFA

200. Karen Melville
"...if a person fits into a car they ought to be able to buckle their seat belt. I believe that is fair and reasonable. Unfortunately, for many car manufacturers, fair & reasonable does not seem to be important. I believe the government has a duty to tell them it is."

199. Dr. Barbara J. Johnson, Ph.D.

198. Mindy Smyle

197. Pat Dobrovic

196. WIlliam Eville

195. Mary Jo and Jerry Hoxworth

194. Eric and Maryellen Ludwig

193. Marla McCashen

192. Terry and Ted Mikolajski

191. Chris Mohan

190. Jim and Dee Perkins

189. Barb Pierce

188. Lynne Sneddon

187. Gayle Tetreault

186. Todd and Kelly Turner

185. Renee M. Murphy

184. Tammy L. K. LaLanne

183. Kimberly and SGT. Thomas D Thorpe Jr
US Army Hawaii

182. Jack Sacks

181. Lynda Finn, Chairwoman: International Alliance for Size Acceptance
"Should the USA be seen to stand strong on this issue and insist that belts be made safe for ALL Americans (and isnÐt equality the American way?) then the rules will be changed at source. Cars will then come onto the market which are safe for you and us!"

180. Sandy Dixon
"I am asking for your help. How could anyone, in good conscience, not want seat belts to fit all people?"

179. Katherine Caracciolo

178. Sally E. Smith, Editor-in-Chief, BBW Magazine
"I believe that the U.S. government has a responsibility to protect all Americans, not just those citizens who fall within narrow boundaries dictated by an outdated study. While car manufacturers clearly have a powerful lobby in Washington, their influence should not cloud the government's judgment in this clear-cut issue."

177. Doug Clark

176. Kaarin Alisa

175. Tammy L. K. LaLanne

174. Louise Newman

173. P.J. Heilman

172. Paul S. Sarbanes, United States Senator
This was written in response to this letter.

171. Lisa A. Clemans

170. Nancy Harber

169. Evelyn Harber

168. Carol Staron

167. Brian Staron

166. Kyle Staron

165. Casey Staron

164. Reba Dial

163. Donnie Staggs

162. Darrell Murrary

161. Kevin Rea

160. Rachael Edgar

159. Mary Alcorn

158. Sarah Choumar

157. Chris

156. Laurie Broussard

155. A. N.

154. Pam Haseman

153. Lori & Pramote Karngkarn

152. Greg Waldron

151. Arna Hines

150. Escott Jones

149. Mary Morandin

148. Eduardo Lozano

147. Ann Macmillan

146. Phillis Cole

145. Barbara Bricker

144. Diane Saville

143. Deborah Charlene Martens
"I fear that when I get pregnant I will no longer be able to fasten the seatbelt in my mother’s car (who drives when we carpool to work). Should I put myself and my unborn child at risk and not wear one?"

142. Debora L. Burgard, Ph.D.
"The auto manufacturers who have been responsive to the requests of larger people have been able to accomidate them without undue expense or trouble. This is not an engineering problem or an economic problem. It is a problem of social discrimination, and your agency has the power to make it right. Please do so immediately."
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141. Marilyn Rognvaldson
"The seatbelt in my Honda barely goes around all my glory. In the winter, with the addition of a thick coat, seatbelt could more accurately be described as tourniquet...The seat is pushed back as far as it will go. I have grown my toenails to ridiculous lengths. I do not inhale. I drive quickly. I pray for short routes and spring."

140. Laura McDonald Dothan

139. Kathleen S Autote

138. Robert Sponaugle

137. Alicia & Robert Sandhei-Kuro

136. Kathleen Noon, Secretary
NAAFA
"Because o f this regulation, some manufacturers such as American Honda refuse to provide seatbelt extensions to accommodate people of my size or larger. That is unacceptable."

135. Rhonda Granados
"I find it ludicrous to force people for their own safety to wear seatbelts by law only to make them unavailable for people of size... Are you to say that because I am fat, I don't matter?"

134. Kaye Endes

133. Brenda Garcia

132. Shelda Eggers
"We hear every day to buckle up, but what if we can't? Who decided that only those weighing 215 pounds or less have lives worth protecting..."

131. Nancy B. Marshello, Vice President
NAAFA
"Does the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration think fat people being injured or killed in car accidents is okay? Apparently, it’s only important to protect thin people. This is appalling."

130. Carl Hammer
"If you simply look around you, you will see that there are many people who weigh more than 215 pounds, and not just those who are overweight."

129. Carin
The Rubenesque Club of Columbia, South Carolina

128. Janet D.
The Rubenesque Club of Columbia, South Carolina

127. Jan W.
The Rubenesque Club of Columbia, South Carolina

126. Donna H.
The Rubenesque Club of Columbia, South Carolina

125. Tina S.
The Rubenesque Club of Columbia, South Carolina

124. Elizabeth C.
The Rubenesque Club of Columbia, South Carolina

123. Kathy A.
The Rubenesque Club of Columbia, South Carolina

122. Marie A.
The Rubenesque Club of Columbia, South Carolina

121. Fred
The Rubenesque Club of Columbia, South Carolina

120. LJ Buchanan, Director
SC Size Acceptance Awareness Society
Gaston, SC

119. Roxanne Alicata

118. Kaye Crawford

117. Kelly Bliss
"What good are stringent safety requirements if MILLIONS OF PEOPLE have not been provided with seat belts by the car manufacturers? "

116. Judi Exner-Parker
"Fortunately I fit in my seat belt, but passengers have had problems with my NEON car's seat belts."

115. Jack Uzzardi

114. Carol Bucks

113. Marty Dowey

112. Marta Lopez

111. Brenda Newmones

110. Wayne Evering

109. Christine Knorr

108. David P. and Lynette P.
"You have a solution before you which can save lives, at the cost of pennies per vehicle. This should be a simple decision."

107. Melinda Spriggs

106. Kaye Endes

105. Leah M. Wolf

104. K. Rabbage

103. Carin Germershausen

102. Elizabeth Lambie

101. Susan Vesterdal

100. Ralph Oertell

99. Mark Gaudet, EMS Instructor
"Let us not forget, the primary purpose of the seatbelt, second only to the protection of the individual restrained, is to keep all the occupants of the vehicle in their places should a crash occur.  Imagine a minor motor vehicle crash occuring, and the drive losing his/her place in the vehicle.  How much control of the vehicle can be maintained then?  Also imagine a projectile larger than 215 pounds being propelled at the restrained driver during a minor crash.  How much control of the vehicle can be maintained then?  The point being, seatbelts not only save the lives of the occupants of the offending vehicle in a crash, but provide the driver with a better opportunity for controlling the vehicle after the crash.  This can not be done if the occupants are knocking each other out of position in the vehicle, more importantly knocking the driver away from the controlling features of the vehicle."

98. Karol K. Danner-Rieland

97. Cheryl Ayers

96. Amy Soppet, BSW, CONSUMER
"To specifically design nationally sanctioned safety devices that only work for some people is ludicrous."

95. DEVO395

94. Debra Heaton

93. Kari Rogers, Firefighter/NREMT-Basic
"I see first hand that seat belts save lives... I am a 6ft tall woman that weighs 150 lbs. and if I am given the opportunity to wear a seat belt to protect myself, then so should everyone else. People come in all shapes and sizes just like they come from different races and backgrounds. Stop the discrimination and help save lives."

92. Christina Nastasi

91. JeanMarie Olivieri

90. Marilyn Wann
FAT!SO? author
"I would hate it if any of these beautiful people, these contributing members of society, happened to be riding in a vehicle with stingy seatbelts at the wrong moment."

89. Jennifer Heftler

88. Ellen Dill

87. Sharon Irmins

86. Cindy Vieira

85. Denise Lento

84. Carol Fortes

83. Gail Fortes

82. Roni Krinsky

81. Anna Karwan

80. Denise Saucier

79. Stephen Everett

78. Deidra Everett

77. Michelle Hahn

76. Alice Bruce

75. Andrea V. Johnson

74. Joyce Husser

73. Dianna J. Mahan

72. Kathy Newman

71. Paula Crippen

70. Fran Bryant

69. Sandra Victor

68. Carolyn Ward

67. Donna Taylor

66. Margaret Mary Short

65. Debbie Brown

64. Betsy Goodwin

63. Sherry Goodwin

62. Debbie Obrin

61. Joe Obrin

60. Jeff Stripling

59. Janet Severe

58. Dina Marroquin

57. Susan Luthye

56. Margaret Kent-Hanby - Treasurer
Rocky Mountain Chapter of NAAFA

55.Angela Dutro - Secretary
Rocky Mountain Chapter of NAAFA

54. Leslie Curtis - Co-Chairperson
Rocky Mountain Chapter of NAAFA

53. Patti Kelly - Co-Chairperson
Rocky Mountain Chapter of NAAFA

52. Pam Thompson

51. Donna Kesecker

50. Sandie Henry

49. Mary Worley

48. Jim K

47. Christine H

46. Patrick Robinson

45. Carolyn Soderstrom

44. Theresa Finn

43. Kimberly Moore

42. Bobbi McWilliams

41. Cathy Miller, Big on Batik

40. Elizabeth Behrens

39. Edward W. Richards

38. Lisa Love

37. Jeff Love

36. Hope D
Her son died in a car accident two years ago. He was not wearing a seat belt.

35. James M. Tapscott II

34. Marjie Gunderson

33. Kay Miller

32. Barbara Altman Bruno
Author, Worth Your Weight

31. Jade Starrett, Vice President, Seattle BBW, Inc.
When she was 35 weeks pregnant and could not fasten her seat belt, she was in an accident. Her head went through the windshield while her body broke apart the dashboard. Click to read what the officer covering the accident said.

30. Melissa A. Taylor
"I believe that a seat belt extender is an economical solution and when properly used, much safer than going unbelted. Don't you agree?"

29. Paul Bradford
"Like many concerned adults, I always check to see that any child in my car is securely buckled before beginning to drive. Oftentimes, when a playmate accompanies my daughter, the other child will take note of the fact that my wife has not buckled herself in. Improperly designed seat belts not only deny my wife the opportunity to set a good example to children, but cause her unnecessary embarrassment because her shape doesn't fit your administration's definition of 'normal.' "

28. Victoria
"My home state has also passed a law demanding I wear a seatbelt in the front seat of cars, police officers can now pull me over for not wearing a seat belt without further cause. For these laws to be fair, seat belts need to be accessible to all."

27. Wanda D. Roscoe

26. Susan Marquis
"I think that everyone should have the opportunity to be safely buckled up in any car they ride in no matter what their size."

25. T
"How often is it that such a small change could potentially save so many lives? "

24. Sandie Sabo

23. Sondra Solovay, J.D.
Legal consultant handling weight-related discrimination issues and author of the book Tipping the Scales of Justice: Fighting Weight-Based Discrimination

22. Maureen H. Parke
Publisher, oooO Baby BABY Magazine

21. Maryanne Bodolay
Executive Director, NAAFA

20. Bonnie L. Dunlap
Did not find out until after the purchase that Subaru didn't have seat belt extenders

19. Lynne Murray
Author of Large Target, Larger Than Death from St. Martin's Minotaur

18. Nora D. Mills
"Don't all people, regardless of size, deserve to be protected?"

17. B. Neil Osbourn
"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that many people larger than 215 lbs. (men and women) are driving or riding on America's highways in automobiles which they have purchased in good faith and in which they expect to be safe."

16. Leavis Henthorne Morris
"You are charged with an important responsibility--helping to make us safer in our vehicles. No matter how stringent your safety standards fro seat belt assemblies, if the belts do not fit people who are riding in the vehicle, what have you accomplished?"

15. U.S. Senator John Breaux

14. Paul Delacroix
"In our over-legislated society, it is not very useful to have widespread safety regulations that a significant percentage of the population cannot legally obey. Such is the case with mandatory seat belt laws that expect large-sized people to 'buckle up'---when auto manufacturers are not required to do their part in a sensible fashion."

13. Lisa B
Ticketed for not wearing a seat belt in her Honda Civic, even though the belt did not fit properly

12. Frances P
"I know many people that are in this situation and are afraid to travel due to the fact that if by any chance an accident occur, they will be the first to get hurt because they can not fit the standard size seat belt that was only made for people 220 lbs and under. This is not the American Way."

11. Paul L
"I am writing in support of this amendment because this is an issue of basic rights and protection for all people, not merely those it is convenient to serve."

10. Miriam Berg, President
Council on Size and Weight Discrimination
"The NHTSA teaches that seat belts save lives. I urge you to change the regulations so that larger people are included in those whose lives you are trying to protect."

9. Carol M
"It makes sense to require car companies here in America to make seat belts that fit all of it's customers."

8. Alice Ansfield, Publisher
Radiance: The Magazine for Large Women

7. Jeannie M
"There are laws against discrimination in regards to a person's color, age, and gender. Why shouldn't the fact that some automobile manufacturers installing short seat belts not be considered a form of discrimination against larger people? Are we not people too?"

6. Frances White
Treasurer, NAAFA
"How can we buckle up if our seat belts do not fit?"

5. Hanne Blank
Author, Big Big Love: A Sourcebook on Sex for People of Size
"Rich or poor, black or white, male or female, fat or thin, anyone who uses an automobile as a driver or passenger does so at a certain risk. We know this, but we also know that proper safety belts and restraints can make the difference between life and death, walking and life in a wheelchair, disfigurement and a few bumps and bruises. If this is true, and it is, then obviously it is in no way appropriate that the law permit auto manufacturers to build safety equipment into their cars that does not adequately serve the needs of the widest possible cross-section of automobile users."

4. Teresa H
"I have had to ride in cars where the seat belt did not fit me and I felt very uncomfortable, because I know the dangers of riding without a seat belt."

3. Antonia R
"If a car is large enough to hold a person of size, its equipment should also assure their safety just as well as the safety of a thinner person."

2. Michael Jascowski
Activism Chairperson, New England Chapter of NAAFA
"Being a person of size, it concerns me that I am required, by law, to wear a seatbelt, yet there is no uniform requirement for manufacturers to make a seat belt that fits me."

1. Mara Nesbitt-Aldrich
While on her honeymoon Mara was riding in a car with too-short seat belts. There was an accident and she broke the windshield with her head.

Honda Says "No" to Seat Belts for Larger Passengers

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