• SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Those roads are probably for police and military so they can arrive quickly in case of invasion or citizens becoming uppity.

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      3 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.

  • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de
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    3 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

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      3 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.

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          3 months ago

          If every nation could only be a failed state with a 60% poverty level and be propped up by multiple superpowers, we could totally kick the can at least another generation.

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    3 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 none of the traffic.

  • VeryFrugal@sh.itjust.works
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    3 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.