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    Infrastructure Development of high-speed railways around the world

    At present, 20 countries already operate high-speed railways. This includes 12 European countries, as well as Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Egypt should open its first line this summer. India and Thailand will follow next year. In the...
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    Transports Blood alcohol concentration limit for drivers by country

    When driving abroad you may not be aware that the limits have permissible alcohol in the blood may be different from in your country. The UK, Canada and the US are the most lenient in that regard allowing 0.8 g per litre (i e. 0.08%), while most other Western countries have a limit of 0.5 g/L...
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    Transports Metro and tramway systems in Europe

    Here is some map showing the cities in Europe that have a metro with their logo. There are in total 60 European cities that have a metro system (as opposed to 13 cities in the United States and also 13 in Japan). The second map shows the number of cities that have a tramway network in each...
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    Infrastructure The problem with North American cities

    It's a well-known fact that city is in the US and Canada are very car-centric. But what does that mean exactly and why is that a bad thing? Here are several videos that explain very well why life in such cities is much less pleasant, less convenient, more time consuming, and even more dangerous...
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    Infrastructure Are roads in the Netherlands the best in the world?

    I've been following this YouTube channel for a while and every video I watch about Dutch roads, be it for cars, bicycles or pedestrians, all indicate that this may be the best country in the world for road infrastructure. Not only is the road quality exceptionally good, everything appears to be...
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