http://www.scrippsmedia.com/ktnv/now-trending/Cab-driver-blams-flat-tire-on-obese-passenger-charges-fee-310125321.html

An overweight and humiliated Italian man was reportedly forced to pay up after the cab he was riding in got a flat tire.
The 336-pound passenger, identified only as M.O., was reportedly picked up at Rome’s Termini train station and was en route to a medical clinic when one of the cab’s back tires blew, forcing the driver to stop and change it.

Clearly unhappy with the circumstances, the driver blamed the occurrence on the obese man — who was from Northern Italy — riding in the back seat, adding a €50 ($56) fee to his flat rate fare of €30 ($33) for the trip.

USA Today rebuts the driver’s bizarre claims, noting, “Apparently some cabs in Rome have tires made out of Mylar balloons. If two average-sized 175-pound men had asked for a ride, all four wheels could’ve blown out like cheap party favors.”

Despite the unfair charge, the passenger — evidently wanting the embarrassing situation to simply end — agreed to cough up all €80 when finally reaching his destination.