<html><body><div dir="auto">"The fourth power law (also known as the fourth power rule) states that the greater the axle load of a vehicle, the stress on the road caused by the motor vehicle increases in proportion to the fourth power of the axle weight"</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law#:~:text=The%20fourth%20power%20law%20(also,power%20of%20the%20axle%20load.">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law</a></div><div dir="auto" id="ms-outlook-mobile-signature"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">- Mike</div></div><div id="mail-editor-reference-message-container" style="user-select: none;" dir="auto"><br><hr style="display:inline-block;width:98%"><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>From:</strong> Chchrobotics <chchrobotics-bounces@lists.ourshack.com> on behalf of Volker Kuhlmann <list57@top.geek.nz><br><strong>Sent:</strong> Saturday, March 2, 2024 7:06:46 pm<br><strong>To:</strong> Christchurch Robotics <chchrobotics@lists.ourshackcom><br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [chbot] EV RUC reduction petition<br></div><br>> Why should RUC for EVs be any less than RUC for diesels?<br><br>Many many years ago someone who had worked with roading through his uni<br>degree said that 97% of road damage was from big trucks, the rest from<br>cars. To me that means RUCs for road repairs should be paid by anything<br>like above 10 tons and forget about the small fry because that just<br>lines the cash collector's pocket and wastes every car driver's time for<br>negligible gain.<br><br>Similarly I'm not sure going to lengths to exempt the lawn mower petrol<br>is good use of parliament's time.<br><br>However, incentivising sustainable options is a sensible approach to<br>shifting balances.<br><br>Volker<br><br>-- <br>Volker Kuhlmann<br>http://volker.top.geek.nz/ Please do not CC list postings to me.<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Chchrobotics mailing list Chchrobotics@lists.ourshack.com<br>https://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics<br>Mail Archives: http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/<br>Meetings usually 3rd Monday each month. See http://kiwibots.org for venue, directions and dates.<br>When replying, please edit your Subject line to reflect new subjects.<br></div></body></html>