On 31 August 2015 at 08:45, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: > On 31 Aug 2015, at 08:24, Malcolm Smith <rrve...@virginmedia.com> wrote: >> >> Bob W wrote: >> >>> If you think digital cameras have been revolutionary, you ain't seen >>> nothin' yet. >> >> In 30+ years of motoring with all the so called improvements in technology >> to cars and the infrastructure, the one thing that is shameful is the >> standard of the road surface. If anything, this has declined in condition >> since the 1980s. Some of the pot holes in local roads you could have guided >> tours in. >> >> I'm fortunate that there are loads of back ways and paths for cycling >> locally, as nearer the kerb on the roads (locally) is mountain bike >> territory. > > Agreed. It's extraordinary to compare French and British roads in this > respect. The French ones, even deep in the remotest countryside, are superb.
France: Population 66 million Area 246,000 sq miles road length 638,000 miles UK Population 64 million Area 94,000 sq miles road length 246,000 miles In very rough terms, road density is about the same but road use is about three times higher. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
