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I always figured it was to give drivers something to do to keep them awake.



I had heard of that idea in relation to the design of the US interstate highway system. I looked into it[0] and found that it may be a consideration, but not a requirement as I thought I remembered.

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/interstate/faq.cfm#question31a




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