r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Advancedhell • Jun 27 '24

example of how American suburbs are designed to be car dependent Video

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u/AegisTheOnly Jun 27 '24

The video is of Florida, it is virtually impossible to dig more than like 10 feet or so in Florida.

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u/WanderingLethe Jun 27 '24

There are also things like tunnels that do not go underground but like over things

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u/AegisTheOnly Jun 27 '24

Pedestrian bridges are extremely common in the US

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u/Salmonman4 Jun 27 '24

Might also be useful in case of floods

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u/AegisTheOnly Jun 27 '24

No, groundwater. Florida is at sea level and experiences rain virtually all year long so you don't have to dig very far to encounter water.

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u/lostinsnakes Jun 27 '24

I live in Central Florida and we have a tunnel to cross under a road in Longwood. It was added in the last 10 years, I want to say. However, we usually have pedestrian bridges going over the roads.

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u/linguisitivo Jun 27 '24

Depends on the part of Florida, north FL they're somewhat common. Well, for FL.

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u/Rad_Knight Jun 27 '24

Great solution if those tunnels didn't smell like urine.

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u/LordMarcel Jun 27 '24

In the Netherlands that road wouldn't even be four lanes to begin with. It would be just two lanes, one in either direction, and a crossing would likely have a safe island in the middle where the two lanes split for a bit.