Re: Heads-up: Possible Televisual Recovery

In alt.sysadmin.recovery on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:39:31 -0600
Robert Uhl <eadmund42@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm thinking more of the Dark Ages, although it applies to 19th century
America too: people from all over town used the road running outside
between Aelfric & Berhthold's homes, not just Aelfric & Berhthold.
Heck, people from all over the country would use the roads when bringing
produce or goods through town.

Umm... shitty road maintenance was one reason turnpikes were
invented, but the main one was that traffic between areas increased.

Who is going to maintain the road they aren't living next to? OR do
you wish to ban parkland, or else mandate that people must live next
to interstates?

Or is it that you aren't that interested in things trucks bring?


And I'd be quite happy if there were simply a rule that roads built to
spec be provided by those living alongside said roads, leaving the
details of how up to the landowners. Fine those who don't maintain the
roads or don't maintain them to spec; make the fines steep enough that
it's not worth not doing.

OK. Let us say the average house has oh.. 100 foot frontage. Tell
me, how much does 100 foot of single lane each way road suitable for
trucks cost to build and maintain?

Of course it does depend, so let us say, seeing as this is about the
USA, that it is in an area with snow.

So you have wild temperature differentials, and lots of problem with
water getting into the seal.

People find they can't afford it. Somwhere there's this thing that
isn't, apparently, a government, that can manage to decide on and levy
large fines.

There's also something that is not, apparently, a government that can
inspect the road that's been built or while it is being built and
certify the result. And can check maintenance on it. Or is
monitoring the companies that might do this work so there isn't any of
this corruption stuff. Which will happen: when the NSW state
government allowed self-certification of buildings, the number of
violations jumped dramatically, the lawsuits are continuing as we
speak.

Meanwhile of course the rich, not being stupid, are in communities
where trucks aren't allowed.

So either the middle class pick up this huge bill, or else commerce in
the country stops, as the goods can't move around.

Of course some people reckon it is a lot easier if the cost burden is
shared and get this bright idea that the road costs are averaged over
all users and....

Zebee
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