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Posted: **Mon Jun 12, 2017 4:45 am**

AUTORAPIDO
Faster, efficiency, time

The Autorapido is a controlled access high-speed road system in the South American region of the United Nations of Europe. It runs parallel to several highways and has no speed limits and has never experienced congestion.

Built in 2014, it is designed to carry cars at a faster pace and to alleviate congestion on the normal, free highways. The system started out with Autorapido Route 1, traversing the area between Argentinstan City and Mariobo with fewer exits than the regular highway, no speed limits, and more lanes. Since, it has extended to cover the Argentinstan City to San Francisco sector, Mariobo to Rio de Janeiro, and San Francisco to Florenza.

Autorapido Route 1
Argentinstan City to Mariobo with an exit in Panhouston and several highway junction interchanges. Toll is €8 for a personal vehicle with 3 or less passengers. €6 for a personal vehicle with more than 3 passengers. €15 for a bus. €20 for a truck. Motorcycles are barred from use.

Autorapido Route 2
Argentinstan City to San Francisco with an exit in Tower Hills and several highway junction interchanges including a change to Canary Beach. Toll is €8 for a personal vehicle with 3 or less passengers. €6 for a personal vehicle with more than 3 passengers. €15 for a bus. €20 for a truck. Motorcycles are barred from use.

Autorapido Route 3
Mariobo to Rio de Janeiro with with exits in San Francisco, Canary Beach, Sao Paulo and several highway junction interchanges. Toll is €9 for a personal vehicle with 3 or less passengers. €7 for a personal vehicle with more than 3 passengers. €16 for a bus. €21 for a truck. Motorcycles are barred from use.

Autorapido Route 4
Argentinstan City to Florenza with an exit in Mendoza, Brasilia, Republica City and several highway junction interchanges. This route crosses an international border and speed limits are imposed 2 miles before and after a checkpoint. Toll is €9 for a personal vehicle with 3 or less passengers. €7 for a personal vehicle with more than 3 passengers. €16 for a bus. €21 for a truck. Motorcycles are barred from use.

The Autorapido is managed by the National Highway Administration or NHA, an agency of the Department of Transport.

Posted: **Mon Jun 12, 2017 4:48 am**

No speed limit. Sounds perfectly safe. Say that, because of a lack of speed limit, someone crashes. The road then becomes congested. You can then never say that "this road has never experienced congestion."

Not so much of a bright idea after all.

Posted: **Mon Jun 12, 2017 5:12 pm**

Fetlar wrote:No speed limit. Sounds perfectly safe. Say that, because of a lack of speed limit, someone crashes. The road then becomes congested. You can then never say that "this road has never experienced congestion."

Not so much of a bright idea after all.

Crashes are isolated. Autorapido has had only one so far. The crash was immediately isolated and one lane was shut down for 2 miles causing a 5-10 second delay to change lanes and slow down but no congestion happened.