Ah, that kinda makes sense. I guess if you dissipate more of the energy as noise then less of the energy will damage the road surface. (View Post)

We had an air frost this morning. Somewhat unusual for May. (View Post)

Upshot is that if you want to improve the condition of the roads the single easiest way to achieve that is to increase the amount of freight that travels by rail. (View Post)

Good question. The average weight increased from 1553kg to 1947kg (according to autocar, between 2016 and 2023) That's about 150% extra wear from each car. At the 2016 average weight, each HGV a… (View Post)

I assumed the maximum legal limit axle weight, so your number is probably a bit more accurate. (View Post)