Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2011 16:30:27 GMT
I have two questions about London's roads, both pertaining to the obvious fact that each road was built before the buildings that now line it.
First, when road builders were starting out with a totally empty space, or at least nothing that couldn't be easily cleared, why were they not more generous with road width? Some streets in the City are ridiculously narrow, but obviously the roads were there before the erection of the now-historic buildings that line them. Surely even in the days of horse and cart, an increase in the population would have been anticipated that would result in more traffic.
Second, why were so many main roads in Outer London built with so many twists and turns. Car drivers have a habit of parking on bends making things difficult for large vehicles. If the road was there first, why was it not built straight?
First, when road builders were starting out with a totally empty space, or at least nothing that couldn't be easily cleared, why were they not more generous with road width? Some streets in the City are ridiculously narrow, but obviously the roads were there before the erection of the now-historic buildings that line them. Surely even in the days of horse and cart, an increase in the population would have been anticipated that would result in more traffic.
Second, why were so many main roads in Outer London built with so many twists and turns. Car drivers have a habit of parking on bends making things difficult for large vehicles. If the road was there first, why was it not built straight?
