Empirical double-exponential formulas are known that describe how the amount of cracks and potholes in a pavement grows with time. We show that these formulas can be explained based on natural symmetries (invariances) – such as invariance with respect to changing the measuring unit or invariance with respect to changing a starting point for measuring time.

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