Road pavement damage increases exponentially with vehicle weight. Just doubling a vehicle’s weight makes it cause about 16 times more damage.
PORTLAND, Ore. — During a hearing earlier this month for lawmakers to gather public feedback about how to tackle the Oregon Department of Transportation’s funding crisis, one public commenter made a rather eye-popping claim.
During a discussion about how to raise more money to cover the cost of repairing and preserving the state’s roads, the commenter argued that public transit riders should help pay for road maintenance because “one two-axle TriMet bus does as much damage to the roads as 1,200 cars,” and heavier battery-powered
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