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At what cost?

317 billion tonnes/km transported in France in 1997

Nearly 100 billion tonnes/year are transported by vehicles of French goods,
over a total of 238 transported on the routes of France,

that means ¾ of land transport.

In 25 years the tonnes/kms transported have more than doubled; the roads are saturated.

The external costs to the infrastructure from motorway traffic are largely subsized by the drivers (fuel taxes, vehicle taxes, tolls etc…) – C. Meisterman, Cie Francais de Navigation Rhenane
Waterways generate 4 times less external social costs than rail and
19 times less than roads. (EC DGVII Transport 26/6/97)

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