okwithmydecay@leminal.space to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 3 months agoUS-styled large trucks linked to a higher risk of pedestrian deaths, Australian study findswww.sbs.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square83linkfedilinkarrow-up1291arrow-down11
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minus-squareTrippaSnippa@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoRego in NSW does scale by weight. Other states should bring that in if they don’t already. However, that hasn’t stopped yank tanks from flooding NSW roads. They should also require an LR licence since they are literally the size of a truck.
minus-squarebudget_biochemist@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThe damage to roads is proportional to the fourth power of weight, so it should scale to weight4.
Rego in NSW does scale by weight. Other states should bring that in if they don’t already. However, that hasn’t stopped yank tanks from flooding NSW roads. They should also require an LR licence since they are literally the size of a truck.
The damage to roads is proportional to the fourth power of weight, so it should scale to weight4.