• Aopen@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 years ago

    This will soon become top 100 most popular photos. Its synonymous with car dependency and post WWII American urban planning

  • cron@feddit.de
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    2 years ago

    After widening was completed in 2008, a portion of the highway west of Houston is now also believed to be the widest in the world, at 26 lanes when including feeders. - (Wikipedia)

    WTF

  • subunit317@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Houstonian of 30+ years here.

    Even with the insane number of lanes available, driving anywhere inside beltway 8 between like 12 pm and 8pm is hell on earth. And outside those hours, you’re playing chicken with drunk drivers.

    Before I started working remote, I used to clock my average speed to and from work. Most of the time it was 15-20mph on a 65mph freeway. Literally bicycle speeds. Without cars or gridlocked traffic, I could have commuted faster on a bike.

    More than one person dies in Houston traffic every day on average. This is probably the shittiest and most expensive form of mass transit mankind will ever build. At least I hope this is as bad as it ever gets, lol.