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> amount of uninterrupted wilderness. Towns are not the problem, highways are. Specifically interstates and other roads built to that standards.
by Aperocky 5y ago
> amount of uninterrupted wilderness.
Towns are not the problem, highways are. Specifically interstates and other roads built to that standards.
- kiba 5y agoRoads lead to towns. You might need to remove these towns before you could disconnect the roads. Highways and interstates are problematic, yes, but they often take away lands in suburban areas as opposed to the wilderness.
- daniel-cussen 5y agoYou could just have dirt roads. The problem isn't the road per se it's the crazy fast cars on the road. If cars rode at 12mph like they do on dirt roads, at about the speed a deer can gallop, that's like 25x less kinetic energy and if you hit a deer it'll bump and keep going.
- rascul 5y ago> If cars rode at 12mph like they do on dirt roads Cars are often driven at 40mph and faster on dirt roads around here. Bigger dirt roads would see increased speeds.
- frosted-flakes 5y agoCars frequently drive 100 km/h on dirt roads. Particularly in places like rural South Dakota, where it's almost all dirt roads.
- BXLE_1-1-BitIs1 5y agoHere in Alberta I regularly do 80-100 km/h on dirt roads where conditions allow.
- Aperocky 5y agoBut random towns in the middle of nowhere are not connected by such highways. Speaking as someone who ran over a deer a few months back on a smaller road that connects these community. All kinds of animals cross these roads regularly and usually without impediments, can't be said for an interstate.
- donarb 5y agoThere is now an effort to provide passage for animals across highways using overpasses/underpasses. Though not feasible everywhere, they are usually placed near known migration routes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_crossing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_crossing