• SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
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    Those roads are probably for police and military so they can arrive quickly in case of invasion or citizens becoming uppity.

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      Also why the US highway system was built, btw. The president who championed it, Eisenhower, was the commander of US allied forces during WW2. While there were other benefits, his goal was to be able to quickly transport troops in the event of a Soviet invasion.

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          Bomb railway

          Oops looks like no more movement for the forseeable future until we can get engineers to fill the crater and rebuild the track to spec. If you mess up repairs, the whole train can derail and back to square 1!

          Bomb highway

          Oops looks like you have to go around the crater, that might add a minute to your journey. If it’s really big, you might have to take a ten minute detour until we can slather some gravel and asphalt over the hole.

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      Which was also the real reason Hitler built the Autobahn (or rather, continued and expanded the plans that already existed).

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      Sure, but that thing is 4 lanes in either direction. That’s a lot of asphalt for a whole bunch of nothing.

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    I don’t think it’s illegal. The amount of citizen with access to enough wealth to own a car is just relatively low

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      Private car ownership is highly restricted. You only have access to a car if you are a party member, are conducting business for the party, or are well connected.

      Their society is very localized and travel is restricted(you need a permit to leave your county), trains and bicycles are how you move about if you aren’t walking.

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        Nice, they’ve solved the climate crisis. It truly is the greatest country.

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          If every nation could only be a failed state with a 60% poverty level and be propped up by multiple superpowers, we could totally kick the can at least another generation.

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    They don’t want anyone to go anywhere without being extra nice. It’s not car centered city, it’s a huge prison.

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    LOL, if one can afford a car in NK, it must be a dream to drive it. Roads as wide as in California with none of the traffic.