Thanks, Bob. I have saved that mail for later. :-) Jostein ----------------------------- Pictures at: http://oksne.net ----------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 2:49 PM Subject: OT: USA Interstate Traffic
> Jostein, > > You won't want a car in NYC, but can rent one on the way out of town. > The most hetic part of the drive will be leaving the city, and passing other > major cities. > The real problem is daily commuter traffic into/out of the cities. > The Interstates are really pretty orderly until the commuters get involved. > > General Eisenhower started the Interstate system in the 1950's. He admired > the German Autoban and had bad road experiences after the first World War. > (He was in charge of a convoy of vehicles that traveled 4,000 miles, coast > to coast, to show off the military hardware to the public. He spent much of > the trip traveling on dirt roads.) > > As US President, he proposed a system of interstate roads to link the major > cities in the USA. Part of the idea was that this would be a great way to > move men and materials from one City to the next. The expense was large and > the opposing politicians expanded the idea to include spending more money > within the cities. It created public jobs and destroyed some blighted > housing. Eisenhower objected, but the Democrats idea was the winner. > > By now, some 50 years later, we have additional interstate highways that > ring the major cities at 30 or 40 kilometers and provide a convenient > by-pass to traveling thru the center of the city. > > Regards, Bob S. > > > >From: Jostein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >I have been thinking about USA traffic a lot lately, and having last > >summer's > >vacation in Scotland as the only point of reference has made me a bit > >worried. > > > >Adelheid and I are planning to meet in NYC next spring, hire a car, and > >roam > >ourselves down to GFM... > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send instant messages to anyone on your contact list with MSN Messenger > 6.0. Try it now FREE! http://msnmessenger-download.com >
