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Re:The road to hell is paved with asphalt by groseje on Monday February 05, 2024 @12:16PM (#39263669)
Well, some of those reasonings are only true when asphalt is not layed and maintained properly. The same argument can easily be made for cobble stones. Have you ever seen a cobble stone road that is not maintained properly? Oh my… I invite the author to travel to a not so developed country.

I agree on the conclusion, though, in an ideal world that both infrastracture is maintained perfectly, they should both be used in a city. Perfect example? Amsterdam.

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Re:The road to hell is paved with asphalt by carlob on Monday February 05, 2024 @12:39PM (#39263986)
Even when it's a reasonably developed country (Italy) and when they are spanking new cobblestones can get slippery when it rains, they are noisier, and they are absolutely horrible on a road bike.
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Re:The road to hell is paved with asphalt by toast0 on Monday February 05, 2024 @01:01PM (#39264340)
> Have you ever seen a cobble stone road that is not maintained properly?

My favorite is poorly maintained asphalt over cobblestones (which may or may not habe been poorly laid themselves)

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