Daniel MoserA large SUV causes 116 times as much road damage as a regular car.
Time to tax them accordingly.
PaulYyz@dmoser took me 30 seconds to google the report people. If you don’t agree with the graphic read the report and comment there. https://transalt.org/reports-list/the-deadly-and-costly-impact-of-supersized-vehicles-on-new-york
Just JenE@PaulYyz @dmoser this report is in regards to the danger for crashes with weight factored in. Which makes sense. Mass vs velocity. The wear out the road factor is in regards to bridges in New York. Not being from there, I'm assuming here, that most bridges they are referring to are not trucking routes for semis. So, yes, a heavier vehicle would wear out the bridge faster. But we can't generalize that to be the same as all roads and all conditions.
Liberty and Justice For All@Just_Jen @PaulYyz @dmoser generally vehicle weight scales to the cubic power in regards to wear.
Ie a vehicle twice as heavy cashes 2^3=8 times more wear.
The new EV hummer weights 9,000lbs and the Accord 2,900lbs. So we should expect the EV Hummer to do 27 times more road wear than an accord. And pay 27times more taxes for upkeep