frankPodmore@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoCar tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is neededtheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square186fedilinkarrow-up1764arrow-down123cross-posted to: humanscale@communick.news
arrow-up1741arrow-down1external-linkCar tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is neededtheconversation.comfrankPodmore@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square186fedilinkcross-posted to: humanscale@communick.news
minus-squareTirelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 month agoBikes cause thousands of times less damage to streets so I wouldn’t be surprised if they also wear less.
minus-squareEcholynx@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoGood point! Also much less weight.
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoAnd the size of bike tires is way less than a car tire.
Bikes cause thousands of times less damage to streets so I wouldn’t be surprised if they also wear less.
Good point! Also much less weight.
And the size of bike tires is way less than a car tire.