> A road is anything the government designates it as. You've obviously > never stood with a map in your hands vainly trying to find > the plainly > marked "improved road", only to be informed that you're > standing in the > middle of it. >
I've travelled all over the world. I know what passes for a road in a lot of places. In Britain, which is the only country whose transport system I'm discussing, dirt tracks are not part of the road network. > > For the rest you have some points, but most apply to Brittan and few > other places. > I'm only talking about Britain. > Often you make my point for me. Your government owns the > trains, which > are an expense, so maintenance is minimal. > You didn't read my post properly. The government does not own the trains. > In the US road taxes, in the form of gasoline taxes not only pay for > road repair but also subsidize various rail systems, which cannot pay > for themselves out operating revenue. > Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
