Severus_Snape@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoAccording to the fourth power law, a bicycle would need to travel on a road 160,000 times to cause as much wear and tear as a single motor vehicle trip.pbs.twimg.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1236arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1230arrow-down1external-linkAccording to the fourth power law, a bicycle would need to travel on a road 160,000 times to cause as much wear and tear as a single motor vehicle trip.pbs.twimg.comSeverus_Snape@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareIllNess@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·2 days agoI’m going to guess it’s even more since they rounded up the the nearest tenth. An ebike is closer to 0.04 tonnes. A regular bike is closer to 0.02 tonnes. So probably above 300,000.
minus-squareltxrtquq@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-22 days agoI’m pretty sure you need to include the people riding the bikes too, since they weigh more than the bikes.
I’m going to guess it’s even more since they rounded up the the nearest tenth. An ebike is closer to 0.04 tonnes. A regular bike is closer to 0.02 tonnes. So probably above 300,000.
I’m pretty sure you need to include the people riding the bikes too, since they weigh more than the bikes.