55.00% - One Hummer does the same road damage as 364,520 bike trips — taxing bikes to fund road repairs they didn't cause is indefensible.
45.00% - Road damage scales with the fourth power of axle weight — doubling a vehicle's weight multiplies road damage by sixteen, which is why heavy trucks are so destructive.
Pavement damage from a vehicle is proportional to its axle weight raised to the fourth power.
52.78% - Road damage scales with the fourth power of axle weight — doubling a vehicle's weight multiplies road damage by sixteen, which is why heavy trucks are so destructive.
36.11% - One Hummer does the same road damage as 364,520 bike trips — taxing bikes to fund road repairs they didn't cause is indefensible.
11.11% - Bikes contribute nothing measurable to road wear — taxing cyclists for road upkeep is a non-starter.
50.00% - Pavement damage from a vehicle is proportional to its axle weight raised to the fourth power.
50.00% - Axle weight raised to the fourth power determines road damage; bicycles contribute negligibly.
0.00% - For roads the change in pavement damage is proportional to the difference in vehicle’s axle weight to the fourth power.
50.00% - Fourth power law