Lots of factors, but a couple of the major ones are that we allow much heavier trucks than a lot of the world, and that we usually use asphault rather than concrete to build roads. Asphault wears out REALLY quickly compared to good concrete. We also use salt rather than chemical ice melts or sand. Salt will eat roads, too. America DOES have some good roads, but they're all in the south or california...
At 09:13 PM 1/28/00 -0500, Larry Velez wrote: > >Does anyone know if there is a reason why our roads are so much worse than >other countries? I mean some European countries get tons of snow and ice >yet have glass smooth roads. Is it government regulation, different >materials or do the contracting companies keep doing a lousy job to keep >themselves in business? > >Larry >91 GTI 16V > >At 11:37 AM 1/28/00 -0500, Scott Schumacher wrote: > >>I totally disagree with your statement. Just cause you spend a lot on >>wheels and they are a top notch brand (ie. BBS, Borbet, OZ, etc.) doesn't >>mean that they aren't going to bend. The fact is that the high class >>wheels that we all love aren't made for our shitty american roads. I have >>had 2 different sets of BBS wheels (the stock wheels that came on the '92 >>GTI and a set of Bugatti's) and guess what. I have bent at least one >>wheel on both sets. And those are just 15". If I had bigger wheels, like >>16" or 17", I would always have bent wheels. Our roads just aren't made >>to the quality that these wheels are meant to be driven on. I also feel >>that the tire plays a factor in bending wheels as well, being it is the >>only thing that cushions your expensive investment. >> >>Anyway, thats my opinion. >> >>-Scott >>'92 GTI 16V > > >_____________ >List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com >To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message >See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com >Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > > ************** Patrick Austin [email protected] (617)493-6636 ************** _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
