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Re:Adfree Cities: for happier, healthier cities by willmadden on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @03:57PM (#38634040)
The beneficiaries of roads are much more than motorists. Almost every employer and the government needs roads to operate. The motorists include trucks that keep society functioning. You would have no food, water, or electricity in 1-2 weeks without roads.
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Re:Adfree Cities: for happier, healthier cities by xboxnolifes on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @04:43PM (#38634569)
The beneficiaries of road alternatives include road users as well. Since it benefits road users, it also benefits everyone you just listed.
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Re:Adfree Cities: for happier, healthier cities by digging on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @05:56PM (#38635391)
Then let private motorists pay their share of the upkeep. I'd throw out a guess that it's upwards of 99%.
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Re:Adfree Cities: for happier, healthier cities by MichaelZuo on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @08:08PM (#38636542)
The guess is the opposite of reality, heavy trucks and busses are responsible for practically all road damage.

As road wear and tear is proportional to the third or fourth power of axle weight.

i.e. Even a fully loaded Escalade does roughly ~1 cent of road damage for every hundreds of dollars a normal city bus does.

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Re:Adfree Cities: for happier, healthier cities by _dain_ on Sunday December 17, 2023 @06:52AM (#38672249)
The same logic applies to railways, airports, cargo ships.
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