Does your homeland have good roads?
No joo.
these maps always piss me off because there is no way we have the same quality roads in Sweden as in Germanythis is the average road in Sweden outside of the metropolitan areas, 20 layers of repair patches on top of each other that heem your suspension and compress your spine
>>28638612So this is Europe's fun to drive non-straight line roads?
>>28638603On niitä parempiaki kyl nähty
>>28638615New asphalt is bad for the environment or something, please understand.
>>28638602>Finland>5.3The main roads (the ones with small numbers) are in decent shape. They usually fix any damage when the weather allows work again, though there's a lot of maintenance debt even there. Venture off those, and the quality is something else.Here's a paved four-digit road. I suspect our boomers thought they could just put asphalt on top of any poorly engineered dirt road, and being a magical material from the future, the asphalt would hold its shape forever in any conditions (it did not).The lack of markings makes some ADAS implementations extremely dangerous on these roads.Also, even on main roads, they often take long enough to deal with holes and cracks that water gets under the road and freezes. When they re-pave the road later, the bumps created by the ice warping the ground aren't entirely smoothed out.Ending up on one of those stretches of road often makes one wonder if the car's developing suspension issues. Then the bad part ends and confidence in the car is slowly restored.
>>28638602It works out for Ukraine because Russian tanks became stuck in muddy fields.
Sweden's roads are death traps, both in and outside of cities.
>>28638612>this is the average road in Sweden outside of the metropolitan areas, 20 layers of repair patches on top of each other that heem your suspension and compress your spineSo exactly the same as in Germany? Got it. Not even mentioning some stretches of autobahn are still made of concrete slabs that make a thumping sound going from one slab to another like 100+ times a minute as you drive over them at speed.
>>28638602>Yes, Europe generally has very good, high-quality roads, particularly in Western and Northern European countries>No, the U.S. does not consistently have "good" roadsI don't get it. The roads are pretty good everywhere I've been in the US and those in Europe don't look particularly better in anyway really. The internet is just lying to me?
>>28638668Oon aina sanonut että kun suomalainen paikkaa kuopan niin siihen tulee töyssy.
>>28638602>russia>3.5what the fuck is this bullshit the average road here looks like this
We have pretty good roads in Norway. At least if you stay away from E6 and E39 around urban areas. A lot of fun twisty roads.
>>28638934Forgot picture
>>28638602This map is complete bullshit. I drove halfway through the UK and back this year and I refuse to believe they have better roads on average than Poland.
wonder how they compare to nip roads, surely the japs have shitty roads too
>>28639087road quality and road congestion are completely different thingsyou also have to consider rural infrastructure
>>28639099I'm specifically talking about quality here.>congestionI never want to go anywhere near the M25, especially in July.
>>28638612>these maps always piss me offThat's because your cracker ass country keeps appearing in the small penis maps huh, whiteboi
>>28638602The second I cross the state line into TX, its immediately a shit driving experience of endless construction and retarded spics in lowered pickups whipping around me. God I can't wait to leave.
>>28638602Damn, I live in WA state and the rain is hard on roads.Still better than Euro shit.How's that even possible?
>>28638602>4.1yep that sounds about right
>>28638602If by "good roads" you mean condition and shit, yeah, they're in great shape.If you mean "fun to drive" then eh, it's all just kinda flat.
>>28639272Because western WA doesn't get real winters
>>28638602What's Belgium's deal?
no>>28638612this is considered god tier in america
>>28639514south america maybe
>>28638602>Portugal LolAre you fucking jokinh?
>>28640881Our roads are immaculate compared to most of Europe
>>28638905"What is bad weather and what does it do to roads", the question.
>>28640891>AhahahaNice one, my guy.....
>>28640897It's true
>>28640898Just kys, clown
>>28640908Oh I see, you're a Spaniard. Figures.
>>28640898haha very funny, now turn the sign back around
>>28640912>Stupid fuckwitAtira-te a um poço, palhaço!
>>28640918It's not even a regular border sign, and there's no corresponding spanish sign the other side, so, either fake, or the typical spain not giving a fuck about a literal dead end.
>>28640919Oh dear, a self-hating Moortuguese. Many such cases. Sad!
>>28639366Been there; highways definitely a world apart from france. Regular roads pretty fine, even better, actually, though.As a rule though, the bigger the country, though, the more likely there's quality inconsistency, Russia, obviously, being the extreme example of this.
>>28640940>Thinks being intellectually dishonest is le "patriotic" dutyWipe my ass off people like you.
>>28638602Depends on where you go. I happen to live by a stretch of interstate that's smooth and and level as a runway, for 20 miles west of me. Locals call it raceway 34. and I've gone 110 mph on it without feeling a goddam thing through the seat of my pants. From the standpoint of infrastructure, it's astonishing.
>>28640898I actually believe it.
>>28640898>Portugal generally has very good and well-maintained roads, especially its modern auto-estrada (motorways, or A-routes), which are known for their high quality, smooth surfaces, and good road marking. While some smaller national roads (N-roads) and roads in very rural areas or historic town centers can be narrow or less pristine, the overall road infrastructure is considered excellent by many travelers and experts
Bosnians blown the fuck out (as is tradition)
>>28638602>UK>4.9What a crock of shit, our roads are fucking garbage. They were so bad that some guy, dubbed "Wanksy", went around painting cocks around potholes to try and make the local council fix them.
>>28638602> portugal> good roadsThe toll roads maybe. Everyone other one is a mad slalom of 45° banks with blind on ramps at 70 kph followed by 800 km single road lanes you'll want to die on.
>>28638602I don't see how the swedes and finns have such good roads. Half the rally vids I see show some crazy dirt roads.There's not really any unpaved roads in the US anymore. Even out west you have to hunt for them. >Inb4 some chucklefuck posts about his .1mi dirt patch in a Podunk shithole that has an interstate right next to it anyway
>>28638602Are Bosnian roads really the worst?
>>28641124Sweden and Finland both have significantly lower population densities than the US, and the population in both is mostly concentrated along the coasts. A relatively small road network, kept in good condition, can serve most of that population.In addition to that main network, both countries have tons of rural roads in varying condition.Doesn't make sense to pave them as without extensive engineering, water and frost will fuck them up very quickly.Cheaper to just leave them unpaved and maybe call someone with a grader to come fix them if they're too fucked at the end of spring. These are the roads you see people rally racing on.
>>28641205So basically theyre rated as "good" because nonone goes where the bad roads are even though they're a majority.I don't think anyone's roads are as good as ours. Like I said even in 1 people per square mile areas we still have paved roads in 99% of cases.It's legitimately been 20+ years since I've driven down a dirt road and that was under construction.
>be slavic>don't maintain road everWHY are they like this. Even fucking TURKS are maintaining their roads come on pawel and ivan
>>28638602No the road seasons are ice season, pothole season, construction season.
>>28638612As a northeastern burger, the only thing that indicates to me that this isn't home is the funky dotted white lines at the edges.
>>28641376>So basically theyre rated as "good" because nonone goes where the bad roads are even though they're a majority.I think the dataset is originally from a survey where they asked people to rate the roads they actually drive on.So yes, it might be heavily weighted in favor of the major roads. Which are usually in good condition, despite the local climate being what it is.Most of those dirt roads see maybe 10 cars a day. Likely even fewer during winter since many of them lead to summer houses, cabins, lakeside saunas and places like that.Some might be completely blocked by snow for a few months. The mud season isn't nearly as bad as in parts of Russia, but when all that snow starts melting, the roads might still be a mess for a while.Anyone who lives there around the year likely has a vehicle that can handle the road, or a tractor or something they can use to fix it.
>>28638602Nope, not accurate.
>>28642083That's so comfy ngl. Kind of reminds me of northern Michigan. That's where all our Finn's/swedes settled so it makes sense.
>>28638602>PortugalAre they taking the piss here or something?>>28641034>Autoestradas are in great shapeBullshit. I drive the A25 daily, and not long ago they lowered the speed limit from 120 to 100km/h because the asphalt is beat to shit and they can't be arsed to repair it. Add insult to injury that that one particular stretch of it still has paid tolls. So the money we pay for using it goes towards what exactly?
>>28638602nah they're pretty bad. don't even have the excuse of bad winters. the turnpikes are usually OK but you got to pay the troll toll to use them, and they have shit drainage to spice things up if it rains
>>28640898It's not true. That's the border between the villages of Guadramil in Portugal and Riomanzanas in Spain. It was previously a dirt road end-to-end and laying asphalt on it was a joint project done by both at the same time, we just finished our side first before Spain did, and in the end we didn't even match asphalt types. Pic related is how it is today.
>>28642142Why did they take the "Portugal" sign down? Now drivers might not know if this is the border with Portugal or the border with France.
>>28642173Not that important with free travel, and besides that's one big wrong turn if you think you might have ended up at a different border that's 500km away at the closest
>>28641118>>28642120Marcelo, here, says we're the Cristiano Ronaldo of road building...>>28640891>>28640898>>28640912
In the United States it varies hugely by state and county and weather.It also varies by whether it's part of the highway/freeway system as those roads receive federal grant money, assuming your state or county has done the needful (been extorted) to get access to it.In California, the roads are pristine. Even the vast majority of county roads are pristine. GMR for instance is a terrible condition road by California standards and it's still very nice in comparison to say Oklahoma.Generally the southwest and northwest have good roads, while the midwest is generally terrible. The south and east coast seem to have decent roads mostly depending on county revenue level.
>>28641034>Quality LolLmao, evenAutoestradas, like every other road, are literally known not just for the shitty build quality, which means they go bad in no time, despite the little to no traffic, other than near the two mains cities, but also for shitty to no maintenance whatsoever...
>>28642212It wasn't regulamentaryOne here: >>28642142 is le kosher, eussr approoved, sign; other one was probably put there by local municipality.
