3 ms·
The road damage is 95% heavy traffic, if I'm not mistaken - one 18-wheeler is equivalent to literally 10000 cars. Whether personal vehicles are 2x as heavy, or
by kolinko 4y ago
The road damage is 95% heavy traffic, if I'm not mistaken - one 18-wheeler is equivalent to literally 10000 cars.
Whether personal vehicles are 2x as heavy, or 50% lighter, it will not impact your neighborhood roads significantly.
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]
- suture 4y agoIt appears from the following website that you are wrong to discount the effects of increasing the weight of the vehicle a few hundred pounds. I stand by my original assertion. https://streets.mn/2016/07/07/chart-of-the-day-vehicle-weight-vs-road-damage-levels/ https://streets.mn/2016/07/07/chart-of-the-day-vehicle-weigh...
- ben-schaaf 4y agoNeighbourhood roads don't see 18-wheelers. Additionally a 2x increase in weight results in a ~20x increase in damage [0]. That's certainly not negligible and will eventually have to be factored into car taxes. The same is true for heavy trucks though: subsidies on road damage/maintenance disincentivises more efficient modes like rail. [0] https://streets.mn/2016/07/07/chart-of-the-day-vehicle-weight-vs-road-damage-levels/ https://streets.mn/2016/07/07/chart-of-the-day-vehicle-weigh...
- SECProto 4y agoThe "~20x increase in damage" may still be negligible. Where I live, damage to neighbourhood roads is mostly caused by the freeze-thaw cycle. Similar damage can happen from wet-dry cycles with eg expansive clay subgrades. Loading at high temperatures is another major one - warming climate accelerates that damage.
- hedora 4y agoNeighborhood streets see delivery vans.
- coryrc 4y ago99% actually, while paying only 35% of the cost. https://truecostblog.com/2009/06/02/the-hidden-trucking-industry-subsidy/ https://truecostblog.com/2009/06/02/the-hidden-trucking-indu...