• nottheengineer@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    Over here in germany, the government almost always picks the contractor who makes the cheapest offer for any given job. That almost always leads to them not finishing the job, so roads stay closed until the government picks a new contractor. And if they don’t pick a new contractor for 6 months, there are no consequences whatsoever.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah and it’s incredibly frustrating that taking the car is still more attractive over here then taking the train. I wish we were as smart as the Netherlands or Switzerland when it comes to infrastructure and city planning.

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        I would like to give it a try if it was here in the states and a well put together infrastructure. But i conceal carry and that’s not allowed on public transport.

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        As someone who likes driving and will probably always take the car when it’s an option, I agree. Trains are just so much more efficient than cars, so they’ll reduce congestion a lot.

        And since the people who don’t enjoy driving are usually not the best drivers, some proper public transport will also make the roads safer and less anger-inducing.

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      This dispels so many of my assumptions about German efficiency. I’ve always wanted to drive the autobahn. Please tell me that would be enjoyable…

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        Germans are more well-behaved on the road than people from other countries from what I’ve heard, but I personally still complain all the time.

        If you do get a stretch of unrestricted autobahn, it’s nice, but be careful. Since braking distances scale exponentially with speed, you need to be able to spot idiots from very far away.

        I found myself in a few dangerous situations already because people underestimated that aspect.