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Tesla has some blame in this for sure but Caltrans (maintainers of the 101) are equally if not more to blame. California is rich in capital but so poor infrast
by adaisadais 7y ago
Tesla has some blame in this for sure but Caltrans (maintainers of the 101) are equally if not more to blame.
California is rich in capital but so poor infrastructure. Moving here from South Carolina(where taxes are much lower and roads are paltry) I was shocked at how dismal a state many of the roads are and at the sheer amount of time it takes to complete.
Patrick Collison of Stripe actually wrote a blog piece(1) condemning SF for their lack of speed when it comes to road maintenance.
There is no end in sight. Until we we a nation hold our governments accountable for road maintenance and proper engineering we will never have any great resolution.
(1) https://patrickcollison.com/fast https://patrickcollison.com/fast
- mgoetzke 7y agoMany US citizens I talk to, seem to have the stance that they do not want to pay any taxes and that taxation is theft. I am sure California and others could do more and be held accountable (every service provider should and must be), but that attitude has to change too.
- qaq 7y agoCalifornia has tax level on par with most of EU and would be pretty much the most left leaning state in US.
- chillacy 7y agoCA already has some of the highest taxes in the nation but the roads and public transportation aren't leaps and bounds better than the cheaper states. I'm not convinced raising taxes would help without fixing the accountability issue.