In New York City, congestion pricing leads to marked drop in pollution

Re:In New York City, congestion pricing leads to marked drop... by PunchyHamster on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @11:26AM (#46219731)

I'd gonna guess "worse"

Brake dust is mostly some iron, carbon, silica. Not great to ingest but very much recyclable by the environment, unlike rubber.

And possibly much easier to greatly reduce (just build some shielding around the brake to catch most of the dust) than the tyre

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Re:In New York City, congestion pricing leads to marked drop... by coryrc on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @12:26PM (#46220573)

Unfortunately it's also copper and asbestos :(. (Yes, they're banned, but nobody is checking aftermarket brake pads...)

But tire dust is definitely now the worst of the two, by far. 6-PPD alone.

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Re:In New York City, congestion pricing leads to marked drop... by potato3732842 on Thursday December 11, 2025 @09:37AM (#46231905)

>Yes, they're banned, but nobody is checking aftermarket brake pads..

On one hand you've got the people who insisted on regulating all of our manufacturing out of the country on environmental and safety grounds. On the other hand you've got the people who want to band asbestos and lead and all manner of other dangerous chemicals in consumer products. Both these people are dressed like Spiderman and they're pointing at each other. <facepalm>

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