Those roads are probably for police and military so they can arrive quickly in case of invasion or citizens becoming uppity.
Anon questions North Korea
Submitted 4 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to greentext@sh.itjust.works
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SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 4 months ago
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Sure, but that thing is 4 lanes in either direction. That’s a lot of asphalt for a whole bunch of nothing.
HK65@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
Kim must love drag racing I guess
hesusingthespiritbomb@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Also why the US highway system was built, btw. The president who championed it, Eisenhower, was the commander of US allied forces during WW2. While there were other benefits, his goal was to be able to quickly transport troops in the event of a Soviet invasion.
Maalus@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Which is a fucking dumb idea seeing how shitty the US rail system is.
CitizenKong@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Which was also the real reason Hitler built the Autobahn (or rather, continued and expanded the plans that already existed).
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 months ago
And why Eisenhower built the interstates. They even used dod funding
lurklurk@lemmy.world 4 months ago
They’re cosplaying a successful country
spamspeicher@feddit.org 4 months ago
Maybe they are a cargo cult? Build big streets and the wealth will come!
HK65@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
They are going all for that induced demand. Research shows that building one more lane actually increases traffic.
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 4 months ago
But think of the impressive military parades.
takeda@lemm.ee 4 months ago
LOL, if one can afford a car in NK, it must be a dream to drive it. Roads as wide as in California with zero traffic.
jaybone@lemmy.world 4 months ago
No one driving on it and it’s still full of potholes and poorly patched.
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 4 months ago
An empty road full of potholes and the only other people driving are people I probably know by name?
This is Mario Kart IRL
nutsack@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I don’t think these roads stretch very far.
ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 months ago
Why are all the trees dead?
BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 4 months ago
GBU_28@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Insane you found 4 of the same looking tree
TheGoldenGod@lemmy.world 4 months ago
They are still waiting on their permits for water.
sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
The US bombed all of so now only 20% of their land is arable
SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 4 months ago
Nice try, tankie, but 20% is higher than the US. The world average is 10%.
echodot@feddit.uk 4 months ago
Unless the bombs contain salt all that would do is turn over the soil.
napkin2020@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
They don’t want anyone to go anywhere without being extra nice. It’s not car centered city, it’s a huge prison.
jaybone@lemmy.world 4 months ago
That’s a city.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 months ago
They need wide roads. Who knows how fat Kim Jong Un is going to get?
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
I don’t think it’s illegal. The amount of citizen with access to enough wealth to own a car is just relatively low
Death_Equity@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Private car ownership is highly restricted. You only have access to a car if you are a party member, are conducting business for the party, or are well connected.
Their society is very localized and travel is restricted(you need a permit to leave your county), trains and bicycles are how you move about if you aren’t walking.
abbadon420@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Nice, they’ve solved the climate crisis. It truly is the greatest country.