@mattmcirvin@pbloem@futurebird Weak states generally are more car-oriented (again, look at non-Singapore Southeast Asia). Cars are driven by wealthier people, especially in developing countries, so if the state is weak, local elites step in and can widen roads one section at a time, without much coordination. Those local elites also look down on alternatives like public transit. Much of the US's car culture was created by WASP snobs who fled Jewish cities, a generation before white flight.