Vivo a Boston, negli Stati Uniti, e Vedo scene come questa in cui i rimorchi, o i tir, sono ovunque in città.
Inoltre, non ho visto quasi nessun lavoro stradale in corso lì. Ho visto alcuni lavori stradali in corso a Senefelderplatz a Berlino.
Qui i lavori stradali vengono eseguiti molto più frequentemente. Inoltre, in città ci sono sempre mezzi a 18 ruote, soprattutto la mattina. Quando questi veicoli a 18 ruote superano un dosso, lo sentiamo continuamente nel nostro appartamento. A Berlino, dove siamo stati alcune volte, non abbiamo mai sentito nessun camion enorme attraversare Berlino. Erano in gran parte fuori dalla vista. Non ho idea di come i negozi di alimentari ottengano la loro merce. Forse usano camion più piccoli e forse ci sono molti meno suoni perché ci sono meno lavori stradali in corso.
Questa è una domanda sciocca, ma qualcuno può spiegarmi perché in città abbiamo molti più veicoli a 18 ruote che in Germania e, inoltre, quali sono le differenze nella consegna di merci in grandi quantità ai negozi di alimentari e al dettaglio?
Curious about why I didn't see any 18-wheelers in Berlin or see any potholes there
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We tend to have smaller trucks in the city, not huge ones but they do exist. I’d imagine there are some laws regarding this.
Regarding road works, there are constant roadworks all around Berlin,
usually in the form of lane closures (like you have seen at Senefelderplatz).
Well, there are several effects;
A lot of cities ban go through traffic within their cities
Berlin isn’t known for big industries
The roads within cities aren’t designed for those big trucks
We have also some smaller trucks
Berlin has a full autobahn circle, so the foreign trucks stay outside
German city streets are in most cases smaller than American streets (I can’t remember who made it, but there was a great YouTube video about the differences in the roads in Europe and the US). Especially the smaller stores are often in the inner parts of the cities where the streets are the tightest. At the same time these smaller stores don’t need that much of goods. So here are often smaller 7,5 ton or 12 ton trucks used. Sometimes theres a trailer of a similar size added. This trailer then can be parked when it’s unloaded and the truck becomes agile again.
Some larger stores have own infrastructure like a loading gate and large parking areas where the trucks can maneuvre. These stores also use the big 18 wheelers (40 ton trucks, don’t know if they really have 18 wheels in Europe). Aldi or Kaufland are examples that I know of and have already seen in the loading bays of the stores.
Usually supply trucks run at night or early morning before opening hours.
*in* the city: Smaller stores need smaller trucks to be supplied, easy as that. Out in the countryside you see more full sized trucks + trailers.
Semis are more something for long hauls in my experience.
Also well.. not sure how to say this nicely but… European trucks tend to be a bit.. nicer… in general. Seeing the reaction to [a modern Scania in the US](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKrCxo02cL8&t=1580s) with niceties such as air suspended cabin, 24V (!) and airbags as standard was rather enlightening
Specially since it is all old hat and now it is all aobout how crazy you can make EV semis
This [video](https://youtu.be/VUxlOVYSwsQ?si=98n5niP0OCnD_PVW) should sum up everything.
In short, it’s a regulation that is one the reasons why someone can safely get around a town without having to use a car.