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Yeah I live in a quaint little cobblestoney old town, and it's true what you say about trade-offs. For the last decade or so many busses through the heart of t
by HlessClaudesman 3y ago
Yeah I live in a quaint little cobblestoney old town, and it's true what you say about trade-offs.
For the last decade or so many busses through the heart of town were forced to use a cobblestone street for about 200 meters, resulting juddering that was unpleasant for both passenger and bus. One time I saw a handrail rattle loose and start donging around. So in the final cost / benefit analysis of the optimal street surface, we also need to calculate the increased wear and tear to vehicles and dentstry.
Fortunately someone higher up saw sense and asphalted over that section of road, much to everyone's relief.
- brewdad 3y agoHopefully they did the job right. My hometown had old brick streets downtown that behaved similarly to your description. The city paved over them with asphalt but did a poor job on the prep work. Within a few years the road was in worse shape than if they had done nothing at all.
- Doxin 3y agoDo mind that it's not black magic at all to get a smooth paved road. Where I live they are all over the place.
- HlessClaudesman 3y agoYes, I have heard of such places. The problem with old cobblestoney towns like mine is that the urge to preserve every shred of the past, often so tourists can get a nice Instagram shot, is at conflict with what the locals require to live in the 21st century.