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The Swiss take their roads seriously (I get to hear about it every night : ) ). Other points not mentioned: Switzerland has - effectively - no domestic car in
by zhdc1 7y ago
The Swiss take their roads seriously (I get to hear about it every night : ) ).
Other points not mentioned:
Switzerland has - effectively - no domestic car industry, so there were never any special interest groups with economic clout pushing to get rid of public transportation ala the US.
Zurich is not amenable to cars, and never will be because of how it's laid out.
The highways outside of the city are also designed in a way that makes capacity expansion extremely expensive and unfeasible. The Swiss need a way to limit or stop automobile usage growth, and heavily pushing public transportation is an effective way to do this.
- itronitron 7y agoalso worth mentioning that the US highway system was also intended to facilitate troop movement, something that Switzerland is probably disinclined to enable within or across its borders
- EdwardDiego 7y agoI suspect their extensive rail system* is the logistical backbone of their defense plans. ...of course key tunnels and bridges will have mines (in the old demolition sense) in place to deny the infrastructure to an opponent. Same as they've done their road passes. *https://www.railplus.com.au/images/maps/switzerland_map.jpg https://www.railplus.com.au/images/maps/switzerland_map.jpg
- manuel_w 7y agoWhat makes you believe Switzerland is more disinclined to enable troop movement than any other country? They are blessed not to have fought in a war since ages, but they are not less ready for it than any other country.
- detaro 7y agoSwiss defense needs are quite different from US ones, so it wouldn't be surprising if the preferred infrastructure were different.