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> Today roads are partly paid for with gas taxes and sometimes vehicle property taxes. Which is hilarious because road damage squares with the weight of the ve
by selectodude 6y ago
> Today roads are partly paid for with gas taxes and sometimes vehicle property taxes.
Which is hilarious because road damage squares with the weight of the vehicle and bike lanes would need to be repaved maybe once per century.
- fooker 6y agoAny place with a seasonal temperature variation needs significant road repairs every 2-3 years, if not more often.
- avidiax 6y agoIs that because of the cracks formed by heavy vehicles?
- yardie 6y agoThose are potholes. A little 2-crew job. We're talking about roadwear. Where the actual asphalt grinds down to the expose the substrate. And in particularly bad cases the substrate breaks down and the road develops ruts. Potholes are a few hundred dollars in repair, roadwear is tens of thousands.
- adrianN 6y agoThe bike lanes in my city are often left basically unmaintained since the seventies and are still usable. They are of course not as nice as freshly paved.