Effects of Grade
The greater a grade, the more power an animal or a machine requires to climb it at a given speed; therefore routes with lower grades are preferred, so long as they do not have other disadvantages, such as causing the overall travel distance to increase significantly.
Vehicles proceeding up a steep grade demand more fuel consumption with typically increased air pollution generation. Sound level increases are also produced by motor vehicles travelling up a grade.
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