Fog on the Superdata Highway

To those living in small rural communities around Lyon in France, the TGV and autoroutes have had little impact other than to take away strips of agricultural land. Rather than bringing the local population the benefits of better communication they have, in some cases, increased their isolation. Local stations are closed down or have reduced services and motorway intersections are deemed unnecessary or impractical for small communities. Left to watch commuters speed past in cars or on trains, those now living in isolated communities are now about to be bypassed by the Superdata Highway. They are not the only ones facing alienation and isolation as workers commute along fibre optic cables to virtual offices.