okwithmydecay@leminal.space to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 2 days agoUS-styled large trucks linked to a higher risk of pedestrian deaths, Australian study findswww.sbs.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square75linkfedilinkarrow-up1252arrow-down11
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minus-squarepHr34kYlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 days agoCharge rego by the kilo, or by road surface area. It’s crazy that they cost the same to put on the road as a 900kg hatch.
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 hours agoIt should be exponential too. That’s how road wear works, so make them pay in accordance to the damage it does to the roads.
minus-squareTrippaSnippa@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoRego in NSW does scale by weight. Other states should bring that in if they don’t already. However, that hasn’t stopped yank tanks from flooding NSW roads. They should also require an LR licence since they are literally the size of a truck.
minus-squareVibeSurgeon@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 day agoBonus points if you make the fee scale by weight to the fourth power, to match the relative impact it has on road wear
minus-squarepHr34kYlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoAlso torso damage when you flatten a pedestrian.
Charge rego by the kilo, or by road surface area. It’s crazy that they cost the same to put on the road as a 900kg hatch.
It should be exponential too. That’s how road wear works, so make them pay in accordance to the damage it does to the roads.
Rego in NSW does scale by weight. Other states should bring that in if they don’t already. However, that hasn’t stopped yank tanks from flooding NSW roads. They should also require an LR licence since they are literally the size of a truck.
Bonus points if you make the fee scale by weight to the fourth power, to match the relative impact it has on road wear
Also torso damage when you flatten a pedestrian.