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To: PrairieLady2

California, the Loma Prieta quake of 1989.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypress_Street_Viaduct

Every time that Japan or Korea gets a major shaker, they have a very good chance of having one of their multi-level highways collapse.

Even when they’re not collapsing, elevated roadways of this type have some serious safety issues such as evacuation during fires or large traffic accidents. Accidents on one level often shut down both levels due to leaking fuel, etc. Also, higher elevated roads have a much greater chance of killing people in accidents when their vehicles go over the sides.

Basically it’s a bad idea.


51 posted on 03/12/2017 11:57:24 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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56 posted on 03/13/2017 10:12:23 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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