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[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 123 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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 136 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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 82 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nice, they've solved the climate crisis. It truly is the greatest country.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

America: Hold my beer

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 100 points 2 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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 6 points 2 months ago

Kim must love drag racing I guess

[–] hesusingthespiritbomb@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Which is a fucking dumb idea seeing how shitty the US rail system is.

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Bomb railway

Oops looks like no more movement for the forseeable future until we can get engineers to fill the crater and rebuild the track to spec. If you mess up repairs, the whole train can derail and back to square 1!

Bomb highway

Oops looks like you have to go around the crater, that might add a minute to your journey. If it's really big, you might have to take a ten minute detour until we can slather some gravel and asphalt over the hole.

[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

~~you can't land planes on a railway. the interstate system in the US also doubles as emergency runways for aircraft. It's actually baked into the system on purpose.~~ nevermind, turns out that "fun fact" I was about to tell you all is a myth, according to the DOT.

[–] Krik@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

In Germany some sections of the Autobahn do double as runways for aircraft. The middle section has a dividing wall that can be removed if necessary. Afaik they are supposed to be used during war. I don't know if they are still being used except to test if new fighter jets are able to land and start again.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

Lmao if you think "bomb railway" is somehow easier than "bomb highway" then you are higher than the highways themselves.

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Which was also the real reason Hitler built the Autobahn (or rather, continued and expanded the plans that already existed).

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

And why Eisenhower built the interstates. They even used dod funding

[–] lurklurk@lemmy.world 76 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They're cosplaying a successful country

[–] spamspeicher@feddit.org 29 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maybe they are a cargo cult? Build big streets and the wealth will come!

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

They are going all for that induced demand. Research shows that building one more lane actually increases traffic.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 52 points 2 months ago

But think of the impressive military parades.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 49 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No one driving on it and it’s still full of potholes and poorly patched.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago (1 children)

An empty road full of potholes and the only other people driving are people I probably know by name?

This is Mario Kart IRL

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 15 points 2 months ago

That banana peel with rot before it gets someone

[–] nutsack@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

I don't think these roads stretch very far.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 16 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Why are all the trees dead?

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 100 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 42 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Insane you found 4 of the same looking tree. If you look closely you can see the branch structure is super similar

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 months ago

They even painted the ground to match the tree type smh

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I imagine one person deliberately took all 4 pics

[–] atlas@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 months ago

i doubt it, that's too much work for one person

[–] TheGoldenGod@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago

They are still waiting on their permits for water.

[–] napkin2020@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 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.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago

They need wide roads. Who knows how fat Kim Jong Un is going to get?

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

That’s a city.