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In France, they started planting trees along the road during Napoleon era, so the soldiers could walk at the shadow of the trees. Definitly smart, but also very
by logtempo 3y ago
In France, they started planting trees along the road during Napoleon era, so the soldiers could walk at the shadow of the trees. Definitly smart, but also very old idea ahah
That said, with the car development, they cut most of the trees because well...a car hitting a tree is not good.
- pohuing 3y agoOn the opposite end. We in Germany keep them because the prospect of your car getting wrapped around the tree is a good reason drivers use to go slower. Flipside is I can read about drunk teens dying to them every couple of weeks :/
- amanaplanacanal 3y agoThe trees also protect pedestrians though.