vividspecter@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 9 days agoAustralia’s roads are full of giant cars, and everyone pays the price. What can be done?theconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down11cross-posted to: australia@aussie.zone
arrow-up1100arrow-down1external-linkAustralia’s roads are full of giant cars, and everyone pays the price. What can be done?theconversation.comvividspecter@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square58fedilinkcross-posted to: australia@aussie.zone
minus-squaresqgl@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-28 days agoIncreasing the weight of the car by 2x increases the road damage by 16x. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law
Increasing the weight of the car by 2x increases the road damage by 16x.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law