cobblestones here in Belgium

They’ve widened many of the roads around here by the simple expedient of a cap layer across the previous road and shoulders. Of course, the cap cracks along the underlying joint, producing a longitudinal fissure that’s exactly the right width to capture a bike tire, while littering what little shoulder there may be with gravel and debris. “Share the road” means taking the lane if you’re crazy like me, otherwise you just don’t ride.