Mega-Cars Violate Brooklyn Bridge Weight Ban with Impunity

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By Liam QuigleyMar 27, 2024, 12:03 am251 pts
The weight is on. Vehicles that tip the scales at more than three tons are barred from the Brooklyn Bridge to reduce wear on the historic span. But thanks to America’s obsession with big vehicles — encouraged by the federal tax code, no less — scores of regular cars now routinely cross that 6,000-pound…

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