Explain the political factors associated with the growth of road transport.
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They make a reticule on which are strung the sites of work and rest; they are the paths along which flow the myriad streams of raw and half-made goods in process of production; they form the links between each local group of human and the thoughts and presence of its fellows”.
In the reconstruction of a region or a nation, transport systems invariably play a vital role. The growth and development of transportation provides a medium, contributing to the progress of agriculture, industry, commerce, administration, defence, education, health or any other community activity. In fact, transportation pattern is a reflection of regional and/or national development.
Many factors are involved in the development of a transport system. The present-day transport system of a country or a region cannot be explained by one factor alone, but an outcome of several interrelated factors.