Submitted by zeratul98 t3_yv4dcd in CambridgeMA
vhalros t1_iwdkecs wrote
Reply to comment by zeratul98 in Linear park redesign (Alewife to Davis) by zeratul98
> It also sounds like the path hasn't been repaved since it was built 35 years ago. If that's true, that really speaks to the efficiency of spending on bike and pedestrian infrastructure
Road wear is proportional to roughly the forth power of axel weight. So compared to a car, bicycles basically don't cause any: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_weight#cite_ref-13
IntelligentCicada363 t1_iwgap00 wrote
Which really makes the screeching from car people about bikers paying to fix the roads comical. Sure, I’ll contribute the fractions of a penny of road wear and tear that I cause.
vhalros t1_iwgejvb wrote
I think for off-street paths like that, they also use fewer layers of asphalt than roads. In the few places where you can see the sides from erosion, it definitely appears thinner. But I can't find a specific design standard for this.
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>Vehicle weight is a measurement of wheeled motor vehicles; either an actual measured weight of the vehicle under defined conditions or a gross weight rating for its weight carrying capacity.
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