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cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/1198065

We can and should be allowed to drive faster on our freeways and motorways; but don’t think governments will let it happen overnight.

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[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The problem is they genuinely don't want to. There's no real political will to achieve the goal and some pollies will give lip service to the idea and never truly bother to get it started.

[–] Faceman2K23@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

And yet over the decades, we've spent hundreds of millions on "feasibility studies" that amount to nothing.

Funilly enough the people who received that money all happened to be buddies with the politicians. On both sides even.