• Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    The trucks and vehicles that make your deliveries, pick up your trash, and stock your stores do about 15000 times more damage to the road than a passenger car. Even at a 1/100 ratio, that’s 150 times the damage of all the other vehicles, or if my shitty math is correct, approximately 99.34% of the road damage. All of the passenger vehicles on the road every day are a rounding error compared to Semis, Garbage trucks, fire engines, and construction equipment.

    So I’d say it’s not a bad faith argument to point out that the people who don’t drive aren’t benefiting from road infrastructure.

    For another comparison, it would be like saying that I shouldn’t have my taxes go to dam maintenance in my state since I don’t live in the flood zone.

    • sweetiesweetie@lemmy.today
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      9 hours ago

      yeah now do exhaust gaz and noise pollution. Car drivers are selfish people who shouldn’t be in public space. Go drive on a racetrack or something