frankPodmore@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoCar tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is neededtheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square151linkfedilinkarrow-up1772cross-posted to: humanscale@communick.news
arrow-up1772external-linkCar tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is neededtheconversation.comfrankPodmore@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square151linkfedilinkcross-posted to: humanscale@communick.news
minus-squareTire@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·5 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-up11·5 months agoGood point! Also much less weight.
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 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.