Not just true for personal vehicles; road maintenance costs, health and safety costs and insurance losses all exponentially increase with higher vehicle weights: commercial vehicles are deeply subsidized.
Socialized costs and risks, privatized profits.
Bezos built a fortune on it.
@rexi @BrentToderian Bezos has an interesting business model for his Amazon delivery vehicles.
Have you noticed those things park wherever the hell they want to, including in the middle of the street?
Amazon doesn't own them. Private delivery contractors own the trucks. But Amazon lends the contractor the money to buy the truck, and charges interest.
If the truck crashes, the liability is on the contractor.
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