The Tower Bridge's to upper levels were originally intended to allow pedestrians to walk when the bridge was open for ships.
However, people did not want to climb the stairs so the walkways were unused... until prostitutes started using it for their business dealings. It got so bad that the upper walkways were closed in 1910.
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abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.
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