08-31-2005, 11:10 PM
YuunliAug 31 2005, 06:28 PM Groot GoudaAug 31 2005, 04:24 PMNormally, borders are a fairly big barrier for roads so there won't be a lot of major international border crossings by highway anyway.[/quote]
No? Why? I don't think that's much more complicated than a toll booth. [/quote]
The psychological (and jurisdictional) implications of a border. And of course the frequent habit of placing the border on an inaccessible place such as rivers, seas or mountains. But even on easy terrain, roads and railroads tend to stop or bend off before a border.
I know. I'm a geographer
No? Why? I don't think that's much more complicated than a toll booth. [/quote]
The psychological (and jurisdictional) implications of a border. And of course the frequent habit of placing the border on an inaccessible place such as rivers, seas or mountains. But even on easy terrain, roads and railroads tend to stop or bend off before a border.
I know. I'm a geographer