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Ha, that’s a good point! I drove from Paris to Bordeaux a few months ago and was blown away by the quality of the French interstate—it was perfectly smooth, zer
by hanklazard 8y ago
Ha, that’s a good point! I drove from Paris to Bordeaux a few months ago and was blown away by the quality of the French interstate—it was perfectly smooth, zero potholes, impeccable lines and signage. Of course it had the most expensive tolls I’ve ever heard of, but as an American, it made me think about whether higher tolls would be worth it, if we could be sure the money would actually go into better infrastructure.
Anyway, I bet a similar bed-in-bus system on that French highway wouldn’t require this bump-cancellation tech, so you make a good point, at least from a technical standpoint. Politically, now that’s a different story ...
- pouetpouet 8y agoI checked: Paris-Bordeaux toll is 55€ (US$63 with tax) for 563km (350 miles) of highway, 583km total. Add 34L (9 US gal., 39MPG!) of fuel @1.5€/L (US$6.6 per gallon) that is 51€ of fuel. So toll+fuel total, that's at least 106€ ($122) one way. Now you have to take into account the car rent/lease/depreciation+maintenance. You're likely better off with the train (2 hours and 8 minutes) unless you carpool.