Yes, but that’s all subsidized by taxpayers, so it’s more expensive overall but cheaper for YOU.
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drmoose@lemmy.world 10 months agoBet that semi trucks are more expensive due to road damage and congestion alone.
mriguy@lemmy.world 10 months ago
twopi@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Privatize gains, socialize losses. The Capitalist^TM^ way!
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 10 months ago
What you don’t get is that trucks last less and consume more, therefore it’s better for the robber barons.
kameecoding@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Efficiency, pollution too (even when electric, because tires and break dust are a thing)
futatorius@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Something like 70% of transport-related particulate emissions (and microplastics) are from tire wear.
futatorius@lemm.ee 10 months ago
I’ve already commented on road damage, but yeah, trucking firms bear no costs for the congestion and other road hazards they bring with them. Society, as is so often the case, sucks up those externalities.
drmoose@lemmy.world 10 months ago
There’s definitely direct economic damage here too beyond just repairs. It’s sniffles business growth because the infrastructure is unreliable.