<story><title>Cybertruck Launch</title><url>https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>owenpalmer</author><text>This is what we call vehicle weight inflation. As cars get heavier and heavier, the roads get increasingly more dangerous for smaller cars, which causes everyone to get bigger cars. And the loop continues.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>roflyear</author><text>And you&amp;#x27;ll pay a lot more in taxes to maintain the roads: &amp;quot;an increase in axle weight from 18,000 pounds to 20,000 pounds causes 50 percent more damage to the pavement.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;See: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;highways.dot.gov&amp;#x2F;public-roads&amp;#x2F;mayjun-2009&amp;#x2F;exploring-vehicle-size-and-weight-solutions#:~:text=However%2C%20the%20amount%20of%20infrastructure,more%20damage%20to%20the%20pavement&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;highways.dot.gov&amp;#x2F;public-roads&amp;#x2F;mayjun-2009&amp;#x2F;exploring-...&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s massive!</text></comment>
<story><title>Cybertruck Launch</title><url>https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>owenpalmer</author><text>This is what we call vehicle weight inflation. As cars get heavier and heavier, the roads get increasingly more dangerous for smaller cars, which causes everyone to get bigger cars. And the loop continues.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>owenpalmer</author><text>I wish the inverse was possible, eventually getting us to bikes (instead of bulldozers).</text></comment>