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How a road changed over thousands of years (lemmy.world)
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[–] spacedancer@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The medieval cart track looks like a smoother ride than the turnpike road.

[–] waigl@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

The medieval track probably turned into a long mud pit after any prolonged rain.

[–] Nepenthe@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, I was more than a little bit surprised by just how unpleasant victorian roads would seem to feel. I knew it was bumpier, but that's all bumps and nobody cared? They just left it and went home?