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Re:'Green Roads' Are Plowing Ahead, Buffering Drought and Fl... by scythe on Friday December 15, 2023 @03:27PM (#38658412)
One of the first road advocacy organizations in the United States was started by a coalition of farmers and bicyclists, before the car became common:

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

>It started as a coalition between farmers' organizations groups and bicyclists' organizations, such as the League of American Wheelmen.

Also:

>the vast mojority of people move alone in a vehicle of 1500kg

The total number of cars in the world is estimated at around 1.5 billion. The population is around 8 billion. In fact, the vast majority of people do not own a car. This article focuses largely on road construction in less developed countries, such as Nepal.

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Re:'Green Roads' Are Plowing Ahead, Buffering Drought and Fl... by kulahan on Friday December 15, 2023 @07:51PM (#38660727)
He’s talking about the vast majority of people in the US, I assume. Not saying this is true either, but I doubt he simply forgot about the existence of heavily populated, undeveloped countries.
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