Potholes

[Cliphead]

Not the kind beloved of spelunkers but the wheel damaging sort on roads.

For the first time in a while I drove around Glasgow city centre and its environs today. There doesn't seem to be any 200 yards of road free from very deep potholes that preciptated driving like a maniac to avoid them, even at slow speeds.

I guess that the recent spell of very cold weather didn't help but no sign of any effort to repair them, not even the poor practice of patching with tarmac.

How widespread is this? Is this just a local problem or are cash strapped councils prioritising elsewhere?

 

[RichardCranium]

It is everywhere this year.

 

[TimberWolf]

Very I gather. 1.6 million (or perhaps it was 16 million, I think the former) holes were created during the cold spell.

 

[Clippy]

Not the kind beloved of spelunkers but the wheel damaging sort on roads.

For the first time in a while I drove around Glasgow city centre and its environs today. There doesn't seem to be any 200 yards of road free from very deep potholes that preciptated driving like a maniac to avoid them, even at slow speeds.

I guess that the recent spell of very cold weather didn't help but no sign of any effort to repair them, not even the poor practice of patching with tarmac.

How widespread is this? Is this just a local problem or are cash strapped councils prioritising elsewhere?

It's not just a Scottish problem but countrywide.

Looking forward to the inevitable rise in council tax to pay for the repairs.

 

[Tingles]

Sheffield - not much road left.

 

[Paddy]

Not the kind beloved of spelunkers but the wheel damaging sort on roads.

For the first time in a while I drove around Glasgow city centre and its environs today. There doesn't seem to be any 200 yards of road free from very deep potholes that preciptated driving like a maniac to avoid them, even at slow speeds.

I guess that the recent spell of very cold weather didn't help but no sign of any effort to repair them, not even the poor practice of patching with tarmac.

How widespread is this? Is this just a local problem or are cash strapped councils prioritising elsewhere?

Potholes is the reason why I run a Citroen. Invented the 50s for the bad French roads.

See Top Gear (Go straight to 5 mins into the video clip)

You need one of these

 

[RichardCranium]

See Top Gear (Go straight to 5 mins into the video clip) You need one of these

What a good demonstration!

In the wife's Sovereign, if you go over a speed bump at anything more than 2 mph, you get thrown out of the sunroof.

 

[TykeMerc]

What a good demonstration!

In the wife's Sovereign, if you go over a speed bump at anything more than 2 mph, you get thrown out of the sunroof.

Maybe consider disabling the ejector seat?

 

[Sysman]

In the wife's Sovereign, if you go over a speed bump at anything more than 2 mph, you get thrown out of the sunroof.

I thought Jags were supposed to have a good ride. The only Jag I've ever ridden in and driven was an XJS which proved itself totally useless in the snow.

 

[OwlHoot]

I thought Jags were supposed to have a good ride.

They are normally, but the large engine makes them a bit front heavy and therefore not suited to speed bumps.