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Tuesday, August 26th 2008, 1:19am

The vastest road networks

1. USA : 6,430,366 km / 3,995,644 miles
2. India : 3,383.,344 km / 2,102,312 miles
3. China : 1,930,544 km / 1,199,584 miles
4. Brasil : 1,751,868 km / 1,088,021 miles
5. Japan : 1,193,000 km / 741,296 miles
6. Canada : 1,042,300 km / 621,371 miles
7. France : 950,985 km / 590,915 miles
8. Russia : 854,000 km / 530,651 miles
9. Australia : 812,972 km / 505,157 miles
10. Spain : 681,224 km / 423,154 miles
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Thursday, August 28th 2008, 1:00am

Interesting numbers indeed...

But to really understand them they must be put in context to the population of each represented country.

Australia: 812972 kms / 21394309 inhabitants / 0.038 kms per capita
Canada: 1042300 kms / 33357200 inhabitants / 0.031 kms per capita
USA: 6430366 kms / 304969000 inhabitants / 0.021 kms per capita
Spain: 681224 kms / 46063500 inhabitants / 0.015 kms per capita
France: 950985 kms / 64473140 inhabitants / 0.015 kms per capita
Japan: 1193000 kms / 127690000 inhabitants / 0.009 kms per capita
Brasil: 1751868 kms / 187550000 inhabitants / 0.009 kms per capita
Russia: 854000 kms / 141888900 inhabitants / 0.006 kms per capita
India: 3383344 kms / 1137214200 inhabitants / 0.003 kms per capita
China: 1930544 kms / 1325749000 inhabitants / 0.001 kms per capita


So Australia and Canada, statistically, have the least amount of people per km of roadway. While China and India are where you're most likely to get stuck in traffic :D

But of course, if we consider that in Canada there's only 5 to 6 riding months out of the year, while Aussies can ride almost year-round... I guess that would make Australia the best motorcycling country :thumbsup:

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Monday, April 4th 2011, 11:34am

India's network

Although the road network is among the largest in India, the road conditions vary a lot.

Even the national highways are not in very good condition in states like Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. So be prepared if you are planning a ride in these areas.

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Tuesday, April 5th 2011, 9:30am

Hey fastmoto, did you ride in India? As well there are so called roads which for example in Germany or Singapore would not qualify as being a road, and therefore would not be counted.

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while Aussies can ride almost year-round... I guess that would make Australia the best motorcycling country :thumbsup:

The roads in Australia are often straight. After the long straight there is one curve and thereafter an even straighter part. Additionally there are strict speed limits (which to me seems the reason for the high number of fatigue crashes in OZ). In some areas speed limits are vigorously enforced, at times it was hard to believe I am in a democratic country.

I dare to say Germany is one of the most pleasant countries to travel on roads, even though the traffic density is pretty high. But may that's because I am used to it. France is very good, too, and lesser traffic.
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Friday, April 22nd 2011, 9:33am

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I dare to say Germany is one of the most pleasant countries to travel on roads, even though the traffic density is pretty high. But may that's because I am used to it. France is very good, too, and lesser traffic.


I've got to agree. Although the traffic density may be higher in Germany, Germans are great drivers! Nothing like the cellphone talking, coffee drinking cagers in my neck of the woods. :wall: Seems most people I see out on the road around here are busy doing everything except paying attention to their driving.

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