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Re:Uber Plans Millions in Back Pay After Shortchanging NYC D... by nradov on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @05:04PM (#14405336)
Road wear is exponentially proportional to vehicle weight. Almost all of the wear is caused by large commercial trucks and other heavy vehicles such as buses. Passenger cars cause very little road wear. TNC drivers are mostly using lighter vehicles.

https://www.vabike.org/vehicle-weight-and-road-damage/

Re:Uber Plans Millions in Back Pay After Shortchanging NYC D... by mrbabbage on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @01:11PM (#14411584)
Your link supports the claim that "trucks cause exponentially more road damage than passenger vehicles"; it does not support your claim that "almost all of the wear is caused by large commercial trucks" or "passenger cars cause very little road wear".

In San Francisco, the Treasurer estimated 45,000 TNC vehicles in operation compared to just 1,800 taxis. That's an enormous increase in car hail traffic, and one that I claim has a substantial maintenance impact absent evidence to the contrary.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/45000-uber-lyft-drivers-may-now-op...