On Dec 4, 1:53*pm, wrote:
It may not be generally known that a basic principle of good highway
design is that you shouldn't have very long straight lengths of road
as it can induce boredom and drivers can lose attention. Long gentle

Believe me , driving a long distance on a motorway induces boredom
straight or not. Anyway , long straight roads in the US and europe
don't seem to contribute to a higher accident rate.

Actually, they do seem to (or at least, UK motorways are demonstrably
safer than those elsewhere, which is consistent with the view that
they do):
http://www.safespeed.org.uk/international3.html

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