[fxtentacle]

Road wear scales with weight^2 so if you want to refinance road maintenance off the parking fees, this seems reasonable.

[redwall_hp]

Fourth power of axle weight, apparently. So (weight/2)^4 for a car or SUV.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law

Also, squishy humans really prefer to not be hit by heavier objects travelling at similar speeds.

[MandieD]

All other things being equal, taller front bumpers and hoods make for worse pedestrian outcomes, as well.

[6c696e7578]

What irks me most is that most children are invisible in the blind spots around SUVs, which typically are seen around school drop off/pickup.

[MengerSponge]

I learned the name "ChildCrusher GTX" from BlueSky. You could also have a ChildCrusher 150 or a ChildCrusher 2500. All are equally detestable.

[MandieD]

I still call them “Maibatsu Monstrosity” because my senior year roommate played a lot of GTA 3, and I can still hear that silly radio ad in my head.

[salamandersss]

Privatizing all roads would ironically probably be the fastest way to cut down on oversized vehicles. Nobody wants to pay a quadratic weighted toll on the GVWR of a bunch of extra SUV, but when they have to pay it all in taxes non-quadratically anyway it's a fuck it go big moment.

[janosdebugs]

Let's see... If we privatize roads and every owner (pinky promise) only makes everyone pay basod on vehicle weight... That almost sounds like a tax based on car weight.

[salamandersss]

The only reason why an SUV is economical for me is I'm pillaging sedan and small car owners by making them pay my share.

[SoftTalker]

It's worse than that, more roughly weight^4

https://pavementinteractive.org/reference-desk/design/design...

[cbg0]

This is what road/vehicle taxes are for.