[Tade0]

> That electric car is still creating a lot of particulate pollution from the tires on the road

I hear this a lot, but how much pollution is it really? It surely doesn't register on any municipal particulate measurement station.

[replygirl]

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/03/car-tyre...

[paulryanrogers]

Interesting that driving style has such an outsized impact. Perhaps aggressive driving and tire composition should be regulated.

[dashundchen]

I think auto infrastructure should be designed around lower steady speeds with roundabouts and stop signs and lights, at least in the US. Right now we have high speed limits, wide roads which encourage speeding, but a lot of stop signs, long stop lights and driveway filled stroads that are terrible for everyone.

I'd like narrower lanes, bump outs raised intersections and crosswalks to slow traffic. Reduce curb cuts and driveways to cut down on conflicts - thinking Dutch style access streets and alleys that connect to the less interrupted travel lane.

The added benefit of lower speeds would make it safer for bikes and pedestrians and reduce auto crash fatalities.

Slower steady speeds would reduce stooa go, dropping noise and particulate emission from acceleration.

[adrianN]

Cars should be smart enough to automatically adapt the allowed driving style to their surroundings. There is no reason why cars should be able to accelerate at maximum torque on normal city roads. Or go their max speed.

[xracy]

There is no way to regulate aggressive driving other than to take people off of the roads.

[paulryanrogers]

Driving is a privilege. Acceleration could be recorded (in vehicle or from intersections) then tickets mailed to vehicle owners.

[replygirl]

probably more effective to regulate the weight of vehicles by use than to broaden the definition of reckless driving. for safety, too

[xnx]

or tax tires

[paulryanrogers]

According to the linked article excluding some compounds would be lower hanging fruit. Though I agree tires could use a higher tax given how much of a problem they produce.

[reducesuffering]

CA does have a tire tax of $1.75 per tire.

[jasonwatkinspdx]

I worked in a temporary office for a summer next to a large overpass. It had no AC so we had the windows open most afternoons. The amount of particulate that would coat everything in just a single afternoon shocked me.

[Gibbon1]

I had a link once to a government paid for study that claimed tire and brake dust were about 5-10% of the dust produced by light cars. The rest being tailpipe emissions. Of course brake dust, tire dust, and exhaust PM2.5 aren't the same types of dust. So feels to me like grasping for straws especially considering no one makes the same arguments against large SUV's and trucks.