While I despise the trend of pointless SUV's and crossovers and the ever increasing weight of cars. It's actually our climate that does the most damage to road surfaces on the whole. The constant freeze-thaw cycles for 6 months of the year and constant rain creating drainage issues is infinitely more damaging.
The German ministry for transport did an interesting film on how frequency and volume of traffic causes very little wear on the autobahn in comparison to northern European weather. |