In California we have the choice to go to restaurants that have health department warnings. We are warned by red, yellow, or green placards in the window. I think we should have the same choice for bridges we travel over. If a bridge is a safety hazard, it could have a colored warning sign. Also Google maps would let you know if your proposed route had a bridge with a safety hazard. This would give you a choice of routes.
It's not as if we have not been warned about our crumbling infrastructure. The 1.6 trillion needed to fix bridges, roads, steam pipes, electrical grids, etc. years ago, has been spent on tax cuts. Since we do not seem to have the political will to fix our system, it has been proposed that we just sell these expensive roads and bridges to private enterprise. Corporations will fix them up and charge us user fees. Privatizing will also involve liability limits. So you will be able to go from here to there, if you can afford it. Here goes Eisenhower's vision of a great federal interstate system. Sold to the highest bidder to become a road for the wealthy. A ribbon of gold across the nation. another note
Update: Many bits of our infrastructure, toll roads etc., have been purchased---by foreign companies!
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