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This whole stuff is fairly maintained, safe and reliable in this region because the population is dense out here.

It would be fascinating to investigate the entire network that was developed 100 or more years ago throughout the entire country.

I saw some disused rail tracks in the countryside. Some are not even electrified yet.
Not in the Paris region. Elsewhere in the country.

I was like - so what? There's no train running this thing.
They answered - nope, it's been abandoned for long yet.

They keep building expressways meant for little cars in the countryside.
It's shocking how much room it would take in woods and fields.
Indeed it takes some room to develop a highway.