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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by BoiledCabbage on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @01:14AM (#29805771)
Yes, but that's conveniently ignoring all of the negative externalities produced by it.

So adding roads gets half the benefits (as it doesn't gain any efficiency benefits), and comes with a ton of externalities when compared to mass transit.

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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by Ajedi32 on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @09:22AM (#29809250)
What externalities, other than the one I already explained?

Only one I can think of is pollution, but that's not even caused by roads, it's caused by burning gasoline.

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