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To: sphinx

“Complete Roads?” You are a Dingaling!


37 posted on 08/17/2012 5:16:08 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
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To: Cyber Liberty
Dingaling?

If I had the necessary skill set, I'd put together a short animated feature on "the life of a road." It would start with the game trail that became an Indian path that became a pioneer trail that eventually developed into a country dirt road, wide enough for a horse drawn wagon. And then would come the early automobiles, few in numbers and relatively slow. Throughout these long eras, the road would be an equal access right of way, a thoroughfare for anyone passing by on foot, on horseback, in a carriage or wagon, a bicycle or a car. It was a pleasant place, easily shared, and crossable.

At some point, however, the cars get bigger and faster, and non-motorized travel begins to become hazardous. Eventually the cars preempt everything else, and the traffic density makes visting your neighbor across the street a life-threatening activity. In the final evolution, the road is fenced, totally dedicated to automobiles, and an impassible barrier for anyone else, including the neighbors who have lived along it for many years.

And the motorists have trouble realizing that anything has changed.

Roads should not become barriers. In urban and suburban areas, crossings should be frequent, and there should be sidewalks/shoulders/bike lanes to accommodate non-motorists. If that makes me a dingaling, so be it.

46 posted on 08/17/2012 5:32:42 PM PDT by sphinx
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