At work today, I’ve looked at dozens and dozens of traffic tickets.  And oddly enough, the one thing I always seem to glance at is that one number.  No, it’s not their age or height.  I always look at the driver’s weight.

I always find it curious when people list their weight as like 156, 123, 217, or 189, for example.  I had just thought that most people rounded up to the nearest number that ended with a 5 or 0.  Why would you state your weight as 156, when you could really say 155?  Especially when your weight fluctuates….?  Or maybe that person that weighs 156 ACTUALLY weighs in more commonly at 160.  Do we really live in a culture where lying about those 4 pounds matter?

Maybe it’s because I’ve always had a weird relationship with my driver’s license and my weight.  For awhile there, I was at least 10 pounds heavier than my driver’s license said I was (and I kinda felt bad about it).  Now, I am about 1-2 pounds lighter than it shows (which makes me feel awesome!  all that hard work paid off!).  So here’s the question, when I eventually get my driver’s license renewed, would I really care to point out that I actually weigh less this time around?  Probably not.

Anyway, random thoughts.  I’d be curious to know what you all think about drivers license weights…

• Do we put too much emphasis on them? 

• Is it important to you to put your EXACT weight? 

• Did you lie when asked for your weight for your driver’s license?