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minus-square5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·10 months agoThe lower weight and size also has significant external benefits, because roads need less maintenance and don’t need to be as big (that means less taxes for the owning classes in the back).
minus-squareenkers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·10 months agoI’d imagine it’s quite a bit fewer tire micro-plastics too.
minus-squarepl_woahlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agowe talking about the “fourth power law” (damage to roadway is weight to the power of 4)?
The lower weight and size also has significant external benefits, because roads need less maintenance and don’t need to be as big (that means less taxes for the owning classes in the back).
I’d imagine it’s quite a bit fewer tire micro-plastics too.
we talking about the “fourth power law” (damage to roadway is weight to the power of 4)?