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0 pointsjve7y ago0 comments

Germany is building a wired one on A1 (5km length). Overhead contact line for trucks and looks ugly: http://www.thedrive.com/news/13448/germany-to-install-overhe...

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1stranger7y ago

How are overhead lines any more ugly than a sprawling freeway?

jveOP7y ago

Well in my country, they try to hide electrical lines by burying them. When some works are there and there are air electrical lines, they usually do just that.

lekevicius7y ago

I'm getting a wall:

    No Access
    The web page you were trying to visit is not accessible in your country.

Lithuania (Europe) here. Is this GDPR thing or something more?

dotancohen7y ago

FWIW I can view the site in Israel.

The article has this Youtube video embedded, which shows the overhead contact lines:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8l9ieoIazc

jveOP7y ago

No problem from Latvia. But there are plenty of articles if you search for "germany ehighway"

heavenlyblue7y ago

I am in UK and it's all fine.

solarkraft7y ago

No problem from Germany. Interesting, why would they block Lithuania?

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1stranger7y ago

How are overhead lines any more ugly than a sprawling freeway?

jveOP7y ago

Well in my country, they try to hide electrical lines by burying them. When some works are there and there are air electrical lines, they usually do just that.

lekevicius7y ago

I'm getting a wall:

    No Access
    The web page you were trying to visit is not accessible in your country.

Lithuania (Europe) here. Is this GDPR thing or something more?

dotancohen7y ago

FWIW I can view the site in Israel.

The article has this Youtube video embedded, which shows the overhead contact lines:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8l9ieoIazc

jveOP7y ago

No problem from Latvia. But there are plenty of articles if you search for "germany ehighway"

heavenlyblue7y ago

I am in UK and it's all fine.

solarkraft7y ago

No problem from Germany. Interesting, why would they block Lithuania?

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