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Old 01-11-2018, 07:27 PM
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The article stated there would be a LIMITED service area, in the vicinity of LSL, it did not stated how far out from there. The maps for a the rapidly expanding villages are months out of date, so I do not expect this to be available anywhere south of 44. The article also stated there were going to be specialized vehicles going over the routes to make super accurate maps and not any areas of concern for safety. Once this is done the vehicles with standby drivers would take to the roads.
Having been here about 4.5 years, TV maybe an ideal location for testing, especially for the UNEXPECTED actions of some drivers, may of which have been documented in other threads on this site. The good point is that most speeds are slow enough that if there is an accident, the injuries should be minor(?).
I will be following this with great interest.
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