• psud@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    That’s really expensive, and they’re lightly used as most people are using the highways. It’s hard to justify the expense

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      2 months ago

      Sure, I can see how expense is not equal (especially comparing infrastructure use say compared to an Asian country)… but a lot of the rural roads are how you access farms and farms are fairly important.

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        1 month ago

        Sure, but access doesn’t need to be at 100km/h. You only lose a few minutes at each end going from a rural road to a well maintained one at 80

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          1 month ago

          A relatively small 180km drive will add an extra half an hour on the trip (about 25% longer). Not really what id classify as just a few minutes at each end. Sure it’s only a few minutes when you’re travelling 30km around metro.