spujb , 5 days ago

Pretty dramatic oversimplification that appeals to predetermined biases.

Here is a resource detailing the different types of asphalt mix and their appropriate use cases.

Particularly note the following:

[Open-graded] mixtures should only be used on high- or medium-traffic volume roadways with posted high speeds only.

Which directly refures the idea that using dense-graded asphalt is purely due to “Americans are too poor/cheap.” The benefits of open-graded asphalt mixtures are lost if you apply it to low speed roadways.

No argument against the poor maintenance part though. Cheers 🥯🥛☀️