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If we're playing this game, we could go a step further than that and say that roads with little traffic need little maintenance. Roads with more driving will ne
by grardb 9y ago
If we're playing this game, we could go a step further than that and say that roads with little traffic need little maintenance. Roads with more driving will need to maintained on a more regular basis. If someone has data/knowledge that this isn't true, though, please let me know (genuinely, as I can't find any information about this).
Also, for the record, adding lanes doesn't reduce traffic congestion[1]. Not sure if you were saying that. Even if we did "profit" from building more lanes/roads, it's only because we're externalizing other costs (environmental damage, the cost of space/real estate, etc.). I don't think this is a good strategy.
[1] https://www.wired.com/2014/06/wuwt-traffic-induced-demand https://www.wired.com/2014/06/wuwt-traffic-induced-demand
- AnthonyMouse 9y ago> If we're playing this game, we could go a step further than that and say that roads with little traffic need little maintenance. The majority of road maintenance costs are caused by the elements rather than cars. > Also, for the record, adding lanes doesn't reduce traffic congestion They found that if you add road capacity, people use it. But nobody (except China) spends the money to add road capacity unless they expect it to be used. They just hand wave that away. It's obviously true that if you add roads people will drive more, but the idea that it's physically impossible to build enough road capacity is ridiculous. As if you could build a twelve lane superhighway at the South Pole and cars would appear out of nowhere to fill it with traffic congestion.