A country’s roads and road system can give outsiders a quick and readily available idea of how well that country is governed. Here are some examples:
A video of part of the drive from the Kenyan city of Mombasa (pop. 700,000) to the town of Kilifi (pop. 75,000). (Try to ignore the cackling of the passengers and driver.)
Here are some photographs of the main highway between Moscow and the Siberian city of Yakutsk. The road is a vital federal highway, believe it or not! See many more photographs here.
Also take a look at these incredible and frightening photographs from the world’s most dangerous highway. Find many more of these photographs here.
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