Is New Zealand the only country with our sort of roading?
South Africa and Australia have similar roads to those in New Zealand. They all have a thin chip seal surface. In New Zealand this is the case especially on our rural roads. This sort of road is cheaper to build and it suits the lower traffic volumes and less intensive development that South Africa, Australia and New Zealand have in common. Although these roads are cheaper to build, Transit has to be vigilant in regard to maintenance: these roads are fragile, thin and flexible by international standards. They bend under trucks far more that roads do in Europe or America where they are made out of thicker, stronger layers of asphalt.
