Question
Is kerb necessary in road pavements?
Answer
In universal, kerbs are crucial in road pavements due to next cause-
(i) They supply strength to sides of road pavements and shun lateral displacement of carriageway due to traffic loads.
(ii) In provisos of road safety, they serve as a parting line between footway and carriageway and aid car drivers in driving securely.
(iii)They do something as vertical barrier to guide surface runoff collected in road pavements to gullies.