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Re:In New York City, congestion pricing leads to marked drop... by two_handfuls on Thursday December 11, 2025 @11:14AM (#46233232)
Coasting wears your tires too. By the same amount.
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Re:In New York City, congestion pricing leads to marked drop... by margalabargala on Thursday December 11, 2025 @02:00PM (#46235558)
That's...just completely false.

If you lack the middle-school-level understanding of physics to understand why, I'm not going to be able to give it to you in an internet comment.

Think hard about why braking and coasting would wear the tires differently. Here's a hint. Where does the energy go? What is doing the work to stop the car in each scenario?

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