Poll: What do you think of the Global Highway?

[Shockwave]

Originally posted by: civad
I saw thw documentary on the Gibraltar bridge yesterday night on the Discovery channel and I was floored. It is an amazing concept. And as a Civil Engineer, I enjoyed watching it.

BUT

I think the bridge isn't worth it. Too expensive/too complex, and it lacks any emergency escape routes for travellers on the bridge, among other things. I am still looking into other parts of the global highway.

How the hell do you have escape routes off bridges?? Theres only 2 ways to go on them, forward or backwards.... They dont come with escape pods or anything.....

 

[booger711]

Originally posted by: Gurck

Originally posted by: nemesismk2

Originally posted by: Anubis
wow i made the votes all even at 1

good idea now just figure out how to connect the USA and England

why do you think we would want to be connected to the US?

Access to some orthodontists?

good reason

 

[Turkish]

i think its stupid.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Shockwave

Originally posted by: civad
I saw thw documentary on the Gibraltar bridge yesterday night on the Discovery channel and I was floored. It is an amazing concept. And as a Civil Engineer, I enjoyed watching it.

BUT

I think the bridge isn't worth it. Too expensive/too complex, and it lacks any emergency escape routes for travellers on the bridge, among other things. I am still looking into other parts of the global highway.

How the hell do you have escape routes off bridges?? Theres only 2 ways to go on them, forward or backwards.... They dont come with escape pods or anything.....

Think Chesapeake Bay Bridge in VA. It's got the same problem but people have managed to survive, albeit for a greatly shorter distance in comparison.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: MacBaine
Hilariously stupid. Nobody is going to drive 4000 miles through canada, alaska, and that crappy part of russia next to alaska. Plus, have to drive all the way around Africa to get from Asia to Europe?

No, the idea is that there will be a highway allowing access to every country. You don't have to stay on the path through Africa if you don't want to go there.

Anyway:

Most important, such a global highway will bring the people of the world together as never before, promoting peace and prosperity and enhancing quality of life for billions.

Yeah right... nice try but it's never gonna happen that way.

 

[PatboyX]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: MacBaine
Hilariously stupid. Nobody is going to drive 4000 miles through canada, alaska, and that crappy part of russia next to alaska. Plus, have to drive all the way around Africa to get from Asia to Europe?

No, the idea is that there will be a highway allowing access to every country. You don't have to stay on the path through Africa if you don't want to go there.

Anyway:

Most important, such a global highway will bring the people of the world together as never before, promoting peace and prosperity and enhancing quality of life for billions.

Yeah right... nice try but it's never gonna happen that way.

yeah, last time i checked a lot of places were connected by roads that werent friends.

 

[Kelemvor]

Imagine the commuting possibilities... Damn. Thought I had a long commute now...

 

[nemesismk2]

Originally posted by: Gurck

Originally posted by: nemesismk2

Originally posted by: Anubis
wow i made the votes all even at 1

good idea now just figure out how to connect the USA and England

why do you think we would want to be connected to the US?

Access to some orthodontists?

While your in the UK you can also enroll in weight watchers. It's a good job Americans do have great teeth with the amount of food your obese population eats every day!

 

[Atomicus]

Why is Europe at the very end? Its a waste of freakin time and resources to scale African and then to Europe if you can just cut from Mesopotamia or Turkey into Europe, WHY GO AROUND?!

Good theory, now just create more branching/possibilities.

 

[K1052]

Gigantic waste of time and money.

 

My mom would love it - she's deathly afraid of flying. I think it should be done, but until the logistics are figured out for sure, it'll be a nightmare.

 

[rh71]

Anyone who's opposed to SUVs and their gas guzzling better not be in favor of this. Talk about wasteful on resources.

 

[StrangerGuy]

No one in their right mind would ever consider building that. Come on we have planes already!

 

[civad]

How the hell do you have escape routes off bridges?? Theres only 2 ways to go on them, forward or backwards.... They dont come with escape pods or anything.....

I had typed out a bunch of scenarios...
I self-deleted it..