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Bad roads are safer. We design our roads to be driven much faster than anyone should. Potholes and rough areas slow us down
by readthenotes1 2y ago
Bad roads are safer. We design our roads to be driven much faster than anyone should. Potholes and rough areas slow us down
- marcosdumay 2y agoThere are a few studies, with arguable relevancy that discovered that roads that are safe but look dangerous are safer than merely safe roads. None of that has any relation at all with potholes. Potholes are dangerous and may not be even noticeable at a distance.
- kbolino 2y agoControlled-access freeways (interstates, motorways, autobahns) have much lower accident rates per mile than other roads with lower speed limits and more distractions. Of course, the two broad categories of road largely serve different purposes, so one can't go around replacing side streets with freeways, either.