Monday, October 28, 2013

 The first asphalt roads built for cyclist?


Most motorist assume the asphalt road was built for the automobile, but the truth is the first flat asphalt roads were not built for the automobile as commonly believed they were built for cyclist. More than 100 years ago cyclist campaigned for flat roads. The flat hard road surfaces still in use today are relatively new. The asphalt road surfaces were not put into wide-ranging use until the 1930’s.

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