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Yawnz13 -1 points ago +1 / -2

I mean, I don't see private interests stepping up to fix them either.

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Yawnz13 1 point ago +1 / -0

Nowhere does the article state that private enterprises repairing public roads is illegal. Nevermind that this does not equate to a trend. Private enterprise did not conceive and construct the current US road system and they sure as fuck don't maintain it either. When these guys do more than fill a couple potholes, let everyone know.

Unless a law can be cited verbatim where it is illegal for one to do so (clearly the popo isn't all too interested in tracking these guys down, especially in CA of all places), this whole deal is little more than a meme of a meme.

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sgtjermin [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

It's not illegal just looked down upon and often interfered in by the government...the state interference dissuades people from doing it themselves. This is probably one of the biggest examples. https://www.pavingforpizza.com/

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Yawnz13 1 point ago +1 / -0

Does the state supposedly dissuade people from doing it because, maybe, just maybe, it is something that has to be done a certain way? It's almost like the dissuasion comes from liability. If some random dude just fills a hole in with stuff, can you genuinely call it "fixed"?

The Dominoes effort may certainly be one of the biggest, but still a drop in the bucket. If anything, it basically aids my point. Why is a pizza place the one stepping up and not, say, construction companies? You'd think they'd be the ones most able to fix the problem. I certainly don't think Dominoes employees are out there filling them in themselves either.

This is like the dude who linked the Pothole Vigilante article. For all the fake outrage at the government over this issue, they are still performing the lion's share of the work. Not because it's illegal, not because of some theoretical dissuasion on the part of the state, but more than likely due to general apathy and the need to have something to bitch about, no matter how trite. The great Lolbertarian sperg-fest over roads, but so few of them actually nut up and learn how to fix them.

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Enoch_Mosley 2 points ago +3 / -1

It's illegal, dumbass. They are State property.

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Yawnz13 0 points ago +1 / -1

According to who is it illegal for private enterprises to repair public roads?

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Enoch_Mosley 3 points ago +4 / -1

The DOT and every single State legislature.

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Yawnz13 0 points ago +1 / -1

Cite the laws you retard.

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blurryface 1 point ago +1 / -0

I'd fix em.

We have the equipment.

And it's not done because you'd need to get a permit which they absolutely wouldn't grant. So if you were actually doing the work you'd be unpermitted and they'd shut you down.

Idk if it's illegal but you can't just work on city property.

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Yawnz13 1 point ago +1 / -0

If they absolutely wouldn't grant it, why does it exist in the first place?

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blurryface 1 point ago +1 / -0

?? Why does what exist?

You need to get a permit before you do work. At the City Building Department.

They don't grant permits for people to do work on city owned land.

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Yawnz13 1 point ago +1 / -0

The permit. Again, if they absolutely wouldn't issue it, why would it even exist in the first place?

Which city is this? If anything, you're bringing up something that isn't a universal issue.