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The Super Superhighway
valdean writes "The state of Texas is seeking to build a 4,000-mile megahighway network between Oklahoma and Mexico, called the Trans-Texas Corridor. The highway will be up to a quarter-mile across, and include separate lanes for passenger vehicles, large trucks, freight railways, high-speed commuter railways, and infrastructure for utilities including water lines, oil and gas pipelines, electricity, and broadband. In a recent press release, the governor of Texas said it will 'forever change the way we build roads.' So much for scenic drives."
Oh, and the speed limit's supposed to be 85.
And the MPG limit will be 15.
Speed does kill (anyone who argues against this is WRONG), speed is stressful, most cars really are not designed for constant 85MPH.
In short, this highway will suck to drive on, unless you just happen to own a car designed for good high speed driving. Most cars are not this, no matter what your neon lights and plastic trunk wing tell you.
-- "Makes Little Debbie look like a pile of puke!" - Moe Szyslak
I suppose dying in a 100MPH car crash is considered merciful?
-- "Makes Little Debbie look like a pile of puke!" - Moe Szyslak
Got to get those wet backs through TEXAS and into oklahoma as quick as possible. When some mexican gets a bomb up thier bum, they only have so much time to get to Oklahoma City and can't be stuck in TEXAS gridlock.