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Originally Posted by pgc hunter
You should see the freeways they have in Europe among other places in far more mountainous regions. A few hills is no excuse for crap roads.
Generally, Australian roads are pretty crap by 1st world standards. There is STILL no continous freeway even from Melbourne to Brisbane, and the sections that are freeways have several at-grade intersections.
At the very least, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide should be linked by a dual carriageway.
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OK, I've added some figures for Europe. Every European taxpayer/road user/etc pays for the upkeep of around 25% of the length or road your average Vic or NSW one does.
To be honest, I'd take the NSW roads in preference to the European population density.
Also they've been building roads for around 2500 years. Not 200.
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It's not a matter of how many vehicles use the road per day, it's about safety.
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Fatalities per 100,000 population per annum for Western Europe appear to average out at around 6 to 7. The latest figure I can easily find for all of Australia is 8.8. If believe NSW and Vic are lower.