okwithmydecay@leminal.space to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 23 hours agoUS-styled large trucks linked to a higher risk of pedestrian deaths, Australian study findswww.sbs.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1218arrow-down11
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minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·16 hours agoCharge rego by the kilo, or by road surface area. It’s crazy that they cost the same to put on the road as a 900kg hatch.
minus-squareTrippaSnippa@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 hours 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-squareVibeSurgeon@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 hours agoBonus points if you make the fee scale by weight to the fourth power, to match the relative impact it has on road wear
minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoAlso torso damage when you flatten a pedestrian.
Charge rego by the kilo, or by road surface area. It’s crazy that they cost the same to put on the road as a 900kg hatch.
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.
Bonus points if you make the fee scale by weight to the fourth power, to match the relative impact it has on road wear
Also torso damage when you flatten a pedestrian.