Anyone driving behind one could have told them that
SUVs are making Britain’s potholes worse, say scientists
Submitted 4 weeks ago by Veserr@sh.itjust.works to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/11/suv-britain-potholes-worse-scientists-heavier-cars
Comments
MrNesser@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Albbi@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Wait until people find out that electric cars are even heavier.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
Good thing I have a new bike. Off road suspension can take all the craters in the road pretty well.
mannycalavera@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
You can’t stop boomers buying SUVs. It’s as much as a status symbol to them as Adidas trainers are to kids (I might be showing my age here do kids still care about Adidas?).
Tax the fuck out of heavier vehicles. Put that money back into the roads. Why most of the inner city streets needs a mini tractor riding up and down them is beyond me. But it’s not going to stop. So deal with the problem better.
br3d@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
You think this is just people over 70?
mannycalavera@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
No
calcopiritus@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Tax the tractors and put the money towards public transit. The tractors can enjoy the roads they ruined, while the rest of us go in fast lanes of well-maintained infrastructure.