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Many fine drives on British roads laid over or alongside Roman ones. The A68 is said to be one. Bits of the A1. Watling Street. I tend to think "stick to strai
by ggm 1y ago
Many fine drives on British roads laid over or alongside Roman ones. The A68 is said to be one. Bits of the A1. Watling Street.
I tend to think "stick to straight lines" was more pragmatic genius than a curse. Doable with tools available for surveying of the time, easy to communicate to staff and labour.
Modern Australian roads in the bush have inexplicable kinks, 100km of direct, then a bend. I think Fred on the tractor got bored.
- throw0101d 1y ago> Modern Australian roads in the bush have inexplicable kinks, 100km of direct, then a bend. I think Fred on the tractor got bored. Or long stretches of monotonous driving can cause people to'self hypnotize' and 'zone out', so a bit of 'variety' very so often may help with alertness. See perhaps: > The Autovía del Olivar which unites Úbeda with Estepa in Andalucia in southern Spain. A geometric design saved on construction costs and improved visibility with the intention to reduce the likelihood of traffic incidents * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_design_of_roads https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_design_of_roads Also maybe: * https://ssti.us/2019/10/28/more-sharp-curves-make-roads-safer/ https://ssti.us/2019/10/28/more-sharp-curves-make-roads-safe...