Remix.run Logo
RobinL 2 years ago

It's actually a fourth power law, not a linear relationship. So trucks are polynomially more damaging. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law

tonyedgecombe 2 years ago | parent [-]

I wonder if that applies to the amount of material the tyres shed as well.

hinkley 2 years ago | parent [-]

Well they have more tires than four vehicles do.

villmann 2 years ago | parent [-]

> Well they have more tires than four vehicles do. Actually, four vehicles would have more tyres in total (: