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Re:The United States needs fewer bus stops by adgjlsfhk1 on Thursday February 26, 2026 @09:38PM (#47175687)
> Wider tires do not reduce axle weight.

Which is part of the reason to know that axle weight alone isn't a sufficient scale. If you connect 2 cars axle to axle, they won't start doing 8x as much damage. What matters is axle weight divided by tire width.

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Re:The United States needs fewer bus stops by coryrc on Friday February 27, 2026 @11:59AM (#47182795)
Nope, that's not correct, except that two cars would be spread across two lanes. PSI is not the only factor. Take, for example, our concrete road panels here in Seattle. The weight on one end forces that side of the panel down, stressing the connection to the previous panel, and also lifting the panel from the front. That force is not significantly changed by tire width.

I wish you did a little more studying before talking so authoritatively.

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