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Why doesn't anyone want to fix one of America's scariest roads?

41 points · 62 comments · adrianhon

dtagames · 1790693473 · focus · HN ↗
There's a lot of dangerous infrastructure in America. This is far from the only road that causes accidents and deaths on the regular because it is in inherently unsafe or was designed for different kinds of traffic than it has now.
The fact that this road was built in the previous century makes it part of that second category.
In general, we seem unwilling to invest in American road infrastructure. I'd be willing to bet that potholes, the unexciting normal kind you don't even notice in a car, cause more loss of life and loss of money than any particular dramatic road.
1. splicebot · 1790699362 · focus · HN ↗
  US invests lavishly in road infrastructure by any measure. The idea that the US underinvests is contrarian to say the least. If it doesn't seem like the infra is any good that's in large part because of the huge Anglosphere infra cost multiplier and the fact that there is so much existing to maintain.
  1. paleotrope · 1790702586 · focus · HN ↗
    Anglosphere cost multiplier is an interesting way to put it.
    splicebot · 1790877666 · focus · HN ↗
    It's a term everyone agrees on I think. Not everyone agrees on the causes or indeed if it is a problem.
  2. dtagames · 1790730919 · focus · HN ↗
    Assuming here that you don't live in the US.

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