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Why do highway engineers purposefully design long stretches of flat road with slight curves instead of straight lines?

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Why do highway engineers purposefully design long stretches of flat road with slight curves instead of straight lines?

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Why do highway engineers purposefully design long stretches of flat road with slight curves instead of straight lines?
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