frankPodmore@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agoCar tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is neededtheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up1529arrow-down124cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.online
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minus-squareTire@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 hours agoBikes cause thousands of times less damage to streets so I wouldn’t be surprised if they also wear less.
minus-squareEcholynx@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours agoGood point! Also much less weight.
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours 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.