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Alissa Walker Apr 21, 2023

When the Ann Street parking garage collapsed in NYC this week I couldn’t help but notice nearly every car on the roof was an SUV.

Now it turns out the weight of the cars stacked in a century-old structure is being considered by the city as a factor. I talked to engineer Russell Simmons who has been sounding the alarm about big cars in old buildings

https://www.curbed.com/2023/04/parking-garage-collapse-heavier-electric-vehicles-suvs.html

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Cheshire

@awalkerinla Maybe vehicle weight contributed, but per a Forbes article, "In 1975, the average weight of new cars was 4,060 pounds," and the average was at “4,044 pounds in 2017.” Then, according to a response on the Bartleby site (reliable?), “During the 1950's and 1960's the average weight of vehicles sold in the U.S. was well over 4,000 pounds.” So perhaps the other factors discussed in the article (such as age and west and tear) had a bigger role. 🤷‍♂️