http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/11/04/cars-in-the-long-future/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 23 May 2012 02:13:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/11/04/cars-in-the-long-future/#comment-9728 Richard Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:28:02 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1285#comment-9728 Lets not write ourselves off just yet. If we get our stuff together, there is no reason why we can't survive 100 million years. We just have to stop being so self centred and wasteful and actually care about the future. Kicking the car habit will definitely help with our long-term survival. Lets not write ourselves off just yet. If we get our stuff together, there is no reason why we can’t survive 100 million years. We just have to stop being so self centred and wasteful and actually care about the future. Kicking the car habit will definitely help with our long-term survival.

]]> http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/11/04/cars-in-the-long-future/#comment-9713 Tyler Brown Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:14:41 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1285#comment-9713 I remember reading in a similar book that the statue of liberty has excellent chances of post-human survival, due to the way in which copper rusts and the excellent chance it has of going underwater. I remember reading in a similar book that the statue of liberty has excellent chances of post-human survival, due to the way in which copper rusts and the excellent chance it has of going underwater.

]]> http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/11/04/cars-in-the-long-future/#comment-9707 marty Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:19:30 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1285#comment-9707 Well, here in northern il., the road I biked upon that was closed about 40 years ago was, in places, totally destroyed by the elements. It even had a couple of cars in the ditch, pretty much the only thing remaining were the frame, engine/trans, and the differential. Location is key...it rains often here, with lots of leaf-litter to promote decay... Well, here in northern il., the road I biked upon that was closed
about 40 years ago was, in places, totally destroyed by the elements.
It even had a couple of cars in the ditch, pretty much the only thing
remaining were the frame, engine/trans, and the differential.
Location is key…it rains often here, with lots of leaf-litter to promote decay…

]]> http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/11/04/cars-in-the-long-future/#comment-9699 Bob Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:57:46 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1285#comment-9699 The Amazon link is wrong; here's the intended link: http://www.amazon.com/Earth-After-Us-Legacy-Humans/dp/0199214980/ The Amazon link is wrong; here’s the intended link: http://www.amazon.com/Earth-After-Us-Legacy-Humans/dp/0199214980/

]]> http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/11/04/cars-in-the-long-future/#comment-9669 Paul Johnson Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:04:40 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1285#comment-9669 On the flip side, there's long sections of the Barlow Road abandoned when US26 opened over Mt Hood on the west side of the mountain, offically open to the public as an unmaintained cycleway (fallen trees block the road every few dozen meters), but the pavement is in good condition (despite harsh mountain weather) and the original painted pavement markings still stand out clearly since most cyclists hover just right of the centerlines as the road edges aren't clearly visible through the moss that covers most of the pavement. Not sure exactly when US26 opened, but it's definitely before my lifetime. On the flip side, there’s long sections of the Barlow Road abandoned when US26 opened over Mt Hood on the west side of the mountain, offically open to the public as an unmaintained cycleway (fallen trees block the road every few dozen meters), but the pavement is in good condition (despite harsh mountain weather) and the original painted pavement markings still stand out clearly since most cyclists hover just right of the centerlines as the road edges aren’t clearly visible through the moss that covers most of the pavement. Not sure exactly when US26 opened, but it’s definitely before my lifetime.

]]> http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/11/04/cars-in-the-long-future/#comment-9662 Yokota Fritz Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:32:12 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1285#comment-9662 I doubt if even the roads will be detectable 100 million years hence. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b7bKnjE2Ds" rel="nofollow">This is video</a> of me biking on a Santa Cruz County road that was closed about 30 years ago -- it's not much more than a walking trail after even that short time. I doubt if even the roads will be detectable 100 million years hence. This is video of me biking on a Santa Cruz County road that was closed about 30 years ago — it’s not much more than a walking trail after even that short time.

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