If we take a look at the expressway system of India and China and the motorway system of Pakistan, a lot of differences can be seen.
The length of operational expressways in India stands at 1,642.5Β km: https://i.imgur.com/FscRCi3.png
The length of operational motorways in Pakistan stands at 2,350 km: https://i.imgur.com/KdZpPbW.png (only the operational sections have been included in the calculations)
Whereas, the length of operational expressways in China stands at 142,500 km as of 2018 with planned expansion to 168,478 km by 2020, the list is as follows: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NTHS_Expressways https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Regional_Expressways_of_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_auxiliary_NTHS_Expressways
As it can be seen, the operational length in all three countries is drastically different. While China and India have a similar population, China has a far longer expressway system which tends to be designed more efficiently (fewer accidents) with better quality (more durable, more stops along the way with more facilites) and more lanes in general. Pakistan, on the other hand, has 1/6th the population of India but has a longer motorway system but still, it is far behind China.
This isn't a very fair comparison as there are more things to consider, Pakistan has a worse railway system than India and fewer airports even after adjusting for population. Some motorways in Pakistan are of better quality than India but some are in worse condition like the half-completed M-8 motorway and the M-9 and M-10 motorways aren't of a similar quality. China, on the other hand, has a far better railway system, more airports, etc. than both India and Pakistan. Although, India and Pakistan are both working on their respective railway systems, they are still behind (Pakistan is taking China's help in doing so). The need for longer expressways in China is crucial as it's more than 3 times the size of India (controlled area of 9,634,205 sq km vs 3,166,391 sq km) while some high-speed railway routes aren't as beneficial (but China still funds high-speed railway lines which lead to losses due to integration of far-off provinces) because of longer
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The M9 Shyamalan
They spotted people trying to sell a bike, or as the narrator says:
"peddling a stolen bicycle".
The amount of people attempting to merge onto fast roads doing 30-40mph in the slip lane boggles my mind! Even worse if you're stuck behind someone doing it!
You're not being safe by going slower when other drivers have to take evasive action to avoid you...
I never have!
We've all had a moan in the other thread about terrible motorways, so let's have a nice uplifting conversation - what are the best motorways in the country?
I just want to vent my utter hatred for this fucking awful transport link. I travelled on it on Boxing Day, assuming it might be nice and quiet. NO. Hours of queues down most of the fucking thing. I honestly despise going on it (and trust me I have to use it daily!)
