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It's not just the kill rate. It's also how much more toxic tire dust pollution the heavier vehicles put out.
by OutOfHere 2y ago
It's not just the kill rate. It's also how much more toxic tire dust pollution the heavier vehicles put out.
- hmottestad 2y agoTires today contain a large amount of plastics. So what you are breathing while walking next to a road with a bunch of Teslas driving down it is basically a cloud of microplastics.
- OutOfHere 2y agoIt's worse than regular microplastics. It's 6PPD which is N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine, a lethal non-plastic amine. Moreover, this chemical has been accumulating in the environment, and making its way into food, so we're not just breathing it, but eating it too. Refer to DOI 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1384506
- LUmBULtERA 2y agoCan you imagine being next to a bunch of Toyota Sienna driving parents? Those things are even heavier!
- dham 2y agoTires are just one of the many things that have gone nowhere. There has to be a better way.
- ordu 2y agoAnd I'd guess bigger cars lead to bigger road wear and tear, with all the consequences for the taxpayer and the environment.
- occz 2y agoFor a country so profoundly claiming to be in favour of free market economics, the U.S sure does love its system of socialism for motor vehicles.
- coliveira 2y agoIt is socialism for the rich, capitalism for everyone else.
- marcosdumay 2y ago> I'd guess bigger cars lead to bigger road wear and tear Yep. To the 3rd or 4th power, depending on where exactly you measure it.