States with the worst roads
Was a bit of a surprise to me that the usual suspect was not on the list: The list You can ignore the commentary in the article I just posted it for the list.
Forum Discussion
Big Katuna wrote:
Weather is a big factor. Florida has fair weather so no frost/freezing and a year round repair season.
Bike lanes are important for safety reasons with more and more people taking to bikes. That’s going to grow even more as the e bikes catch on. Plus they are often done with repaving and repainting, rarely new construction.
The rails to trails is funded separately..
The northern states have bad weather and short repair periods coupled with heavy traffic. Their roads are older and have heavier truck traffic due to population density.
I'll grant you the weather. No frost heave in the Sunshine State (which is a lie). But as for older roads, if they were well maintained and the surface was completely redone every 12-15 years (just a guess) then they would be just like new. Florida grinds up the road surface and totally re-applies the asphalt on the road base. And why do you think the roads are older in the first place? We had roads down here in the 1920's and 30's just like you did. I mean surfaced roads not dirt trails. The Lincoln Highway was built around 1915 and was one of the earliest highways.
As for Bike Lanes I just saw a study that refutes the idea that there are growing numbers of bike riders. The fad was big back 10 years ago but the number of riders has tapered off. Furthermore if bike riders want lanes let them pay a registration tax on bikes and use that money to build them.
