Why not, indeed. Possibly because the government isn't very interested in anything that even slightly inconveniences motorists, so there's not much political will to do that.
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Why not, indeed. Possibly because the government isn't very interested in anything that even slightly inconveniences motorists, so there's not much political will to do that.