Your last sentence tells you why the roads are so much better there. They are built to support armor. Everything was built to be able to move troops in the event of a war with the USSR. Plus I am betting we paid for it.
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What does a weather forecast have to do with the overall weather? Being 8 degrees latitude different is a big difference. The northern Michigan wineries tell me the reason their Riesling wines are world class is they have the same weather and growing season as Germany.
Indy is the 40th parallel and Porter county is the 41st, winters are colder in Porter county compared to Indy, this suggests the winter 7 degrees of latitude further north would be significantly different…
Actually I believe that the OP was comparing roads in Germany to the roads in the US, not just Indiana. I've actually driven on the autobahn, except for being scared out of my wits with expensive cars driving by at breakneck speeds (with spectacular crashes), our interstate system is comparable, although our system extends for many, many more miles. I doubt that US taxpayers would put up with having twice the amount of concrete (24" vs. 12") when asked to pay the bill. Of course, Adolph didn't have much opposing public opinions in the end.
BehindBlueI's
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Overall, I think our interstate system is pretty good. I-69 has some terrible transitions at the bridges, but I think that's an exception and not the rule.
City roads in Indy tend to suck, though. Already seeing a fresh crop of pot holes starting, though not nearly as bad as a few years ago yet.
Doesn't Germany charge some fairly high tolls for heavier vehicles? I may be thinking of somewhere else, but I thought I recall reading where passenger cars were seldom tolled but once you hit a certain weight point you had to start paying per mile and it kept increasing as weight went up. I could be misremembering, though.
City roads in Indy tend to suck, though. Already seeing a fresh crop of pot holes starting, though not nearly as bad as a few years ago yet.
Doesn't Germany charge some fairly high tolls for heavier vehicles? I may be thinking of somewhere else, but I thought I recall reading where passenger cars were seldom tolled but once you hit a certain weight point you had to start paying per mile and it kept increasing as weight went up. I could be misremembering, though.
manifest destiny
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Dude! You know your music! But you kinda let me down here. This "song" is a bit lame. I expected better from the person that turned me on to Bread.
Kraftwerk was one of the first "techno" bands I think. Some of their stuff was kinda trippy back then. And I don't know any other songs about the Autobahn.
manifest destiny
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The fact you knew one song about the autobahn... I struggle to come up with a german tune beyond 99luftballons. Ok, maybe I know o' tannenbaum. Hat tip to your musicKraftwerk was one of the first "techno" bands I think. Some of their stuff was kinda trippy back then. And I don't know any other songs about the Autobahn.
The video had the lyrics wrong though. Video said "The fun, fun, fun of the autobahn". The correct lyrics are "Wir fahren, fahren, fahren auf der Autobahn". (We drive, drive, drive on the Autobahn.)
johntheplinker
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Lots more to climate than simple latitude.
johntheplinker
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Nope. That stretch was abandoned in 1945, so built prior to WWII by a certain Austrian corporal. Even at that the vehicles we used were much heavier and faster, plus we weren't just going straight down the lanes. This was a maneuver area were we could let loose and tear up stuff.
Methane Herder
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Best INDoT conversation I was a part of...."This bridge doesn't have much @ss to it." This was the second time they had to shore it up within 10 years of its reconstruction.
That is a verbatim quote.
MH
That is a verbatim quote.
MH
So have I. Driving 150 down the Autobahn was an experience I will never forget.Actually I believe that the OP was comparing roads in Germany to the roads in the US, not just Indiana. I've actually driven on the autobahn, except for being scared out of my wits with expensive cars driving by at breakneck speeds (with spectacular crashes), our interstate system is comparable, although our system extends for many, many more miles. I doubt that US taxpayers would put up with having twice the amount of concrete (24" vs. 12") when asked to pay the bill. Of course, Adolph didn't have much opposing public opinions in the end.
Our Interstates aren't really comparable. Although I believe they were used the Autobahn as a model. Curves, overpasses, and such are designed to allow traffic to move very fast there, which ours are not.
The biggest difference though is the drivers. German drivers are much more respectful of other drivers than US drivers.
If I remember right--and there's NO promise of that whatsoever--years ago I read that the German roads were financed kind of backwards to ours. Theirs did NOT go to the lowest bidder, but to the company willing to put the best warranty behind their work. Ours go to those offering the quickest/lowest cost (and/or biggest kickback to some politician pushing the project). And I also thought the German system penalized the hell out of any company that didn't satisfactorily maintain their road work.
Please let me know If I'm off the deep end here, but I could have sworn I read all this. Quick try at google foo did not find the article I vaguely remember though.
Please let me know If I'm off the deep end here, but I could have sworn I read all this. Quick try at google foo did not find the article I vaguely remember though.
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So much for 'an armed society is a polite society', eh? Turns out we can be assholes with or without guns if we're dedicated enough.
Given the German reputation/stereotype, I wonder how prevalent DUI is and how seriously they take it.
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