frankPodmore@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoCar tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is neededtheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square194linkfedilinkarrow-up1798arrow-down129cross-posted to: humanscale
arrow-up1769arrow-down1external-linkCar tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is neededtheconversation.comfrankPodmore@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square194linkfedilinkcross-posted to: humanscale
minus-squareTire@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·6 months agoBikes cause thousands of times less damage to streets so I wouldn’t be surprised if they also wear less.
minus-squareEcholynx@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·6 months agoGood point! Also much less weight.
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 months agoAnd the size of bike tires is way less than a car tire.
Bikes cause thousands of times less damage to streets so I wouldn’t be surprised if they also wear less.
Good point! Also much less weight.
And the size of bike tires is way less than a car tire.