mleku on Nostr: yeah, the whole racket with roads and highways and cars has always troubled me most ...
yeah, the whole racket with roads and highways and cars has always troubled me
most especially the way they cut these paths through without any thought of pedestrians or human/animal powered transport
mules and horses are definitively more efficient than cars on highways in terms of total energy cost, for short runs
in europe some things have remained reasonable, like, many old town districts retain cobblestone paving, and it is definitely more durable and has an extra benefit of disincentivising fast traffic, because especially in winter it is a lot more slippery
plus in hot summer months it doesn't smell like tar
most especially the way they cut these paths through without any thought of pedestrians or human/animal powered transport
mules and horses are definitively more efficient than cars on highways in terms of total energy cost, for short runs
in europe some things have remained reasonable, like, many old town districts retain cobblestone paving, and it is definitely more durable and has an extra benefit of disincentivising fast traffic, because especially in winter it is a lot more slippery
plus in hot summer months it doesn't smell like tar