• Tja@programming.dev
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    13 天前

    Not quite, something like 98% of road damage is caused by trucks. Damage increases exponentially with weight.

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      13 天前

      Passenger cars are getting heavier Light trucks (SUVs) are now being driven in lieu of compact station-wagons.

      Vehicle classes are also getting larger and heavier. Subcompacts that used to weigh less than 1000kg are now about 1500kg and EV variants are over 2000kg!

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        12 天前

        I am talking about 40.000kg trucks. Anything below 3.500kg is basically harmless (in comparison).

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          12 天前

          It depends on what the roads were built for.

          If they are built to handle 1500kg passenger cars, 3500kg behemoth SUVs and Pickups can really do some damage, especially at speed.

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            12 天前

            I don’t know of any road built for 1.500kg cars. Most are 40t, with some 12t and very few narrow and old ones with 3.5t (and usually have a 30 km/h limit).