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>Roads predate cars by more than order of magnitude so that clearly is not true. There are orders of magnitude more utility derived from using roads with moder
by fromthestart 7y ago
>Roads predate cars by more than order of magnitude so that clearly is not true.
There are orders of magnitude more utility derived from using roads with modern vehicles which travel 6+ times faster than horses or humans on foot, such that using roads without cars would be practically useless in comparison.
- shkkmo 7y agoI would agree that the majority if the value of roads currently derives from the use of them with modern vehicles. If somehow we immediately ran out of gasoline to power those vehicles, our economy would suffer a major loss of efficiency. However, the roads themselves would still be fundamentally and practically useful: They are public right-of-ways that allow foot, bicycle and other traffic access to private property. They are established routes along which travel is easier, services are available and landmarks are available for easy navigation. In fact, those fundamental uses of roads are sometimes improved by banning cars from them in some areas/times: https://matadornetwork.com/read/cities-banning-cars-city-centers/ https://matadornetwork.com/read/cities-banning-cars-city-cen...