Potholes

[Chippy_Tea]

Our roads are full of patched and open potholes the council says they haven't enough money to resurface the damaged roads properly so every winter the water in the filled potholes freezes causing the filling to come out and we are back to square one, surely this revolving door of patch then re-patch year on year costs more than resurfacing them.

Village sign warns potholes could 'break your soul'​

A sign has appeared on a road in Cheshire riddled with potholes, mocking the state of the surface.
The yellow sign, resembling a typical highways notice, is on Station Road in Wrenbury near Nantwich, Cheshire.
It reads: “This road may break your vehicle and your soul.”
Cheshire East Council has apologised and said it would be addressing the state of the road in April.
Resident Helen May said the potholes were so common that it was impossible to avoid them.
Another villager said their car had suffered steering alignment issues as a result.

Councillor Craig Browne, chair of Cheshire East Council’s highways and transport committee, said: "Naturally, we are fully aware of the condition of Station Road in Wrenbury and agree that it requires resurfacing.
"There will be a £600,000 scheme starting in April, which will significantly improve drainage to this location.”
He said intermediate work would cost £65,000 only for it to require resurfacing again in April.
"With our current budgetary constraints, this is simply not affordable," he added.
Local resident David Horton said because the surface was breaking up, HGVs using the route were only "making the potholes bigger, wider and deeper".
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[dad_of_jon]

We can report ours in swansea and they usual fix within 48 hours. That road does need major attention.

 

[Jim Brewster]

A pothole contributed to the back axle of my car falling off. Hit a big pothole and then heard a knocking, soon after it fell off completely

 

[Chippy_Tea]

We can report ours in swansea and they usual fix within 48 hours. That road does need major attention.

We can do the same but it takes weeks/months before they are repaired/bodged.

 

[Graz]

The roads are bad enough but I'll add to this the state of the pavements round by us, and these are even lower down the order of stuff to fix.

As someone who runs to keep fit it's a liability especially on dark evenings and I tend to run in the roads most of the time to avoid it. Luckily most of my routes are mainly on quiet residential streets. I did properly come a cropper last year though, took the skin off my knee, messed up my hands and shoulder. The fall was bad enough to trigger the emergency detection on my running watch.

I pity the elderly, disabled, and Mums / Dads with buggies that have to use them.

With regard to the roads the car manufacturers don't help us much with the trend towards huge alloys with low profile tyres. Fine on a smooth motorway, cr*p for pretty much everything else.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Can be really dangerous for us cyclists too, luckily I know the roads well and know where the potholes. Some of them are very deep and would likely throw you off.

 

[MashBag]

https://www.fixmystreet.com/
I used this to report them.

Some of ours are so deep, If you look into them, you see people looking in the other end.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

With regard to the roads the car manufacturers don't help us much with the trend towards huge alloys with low profile tyres. Fine on a smooth motorway, cr*p for pretty much everything else.

Its not car manufacturers fault our roads are in the state they are in and people usually have a choice of what size wheels they have on their car.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I used this to report them.

I have used this several times -

https://www.gov.uk/report-pothole

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Josh Sandiford
BBC News, West Midlands


A former triathlete is suing a local authority after a bicycle crash caused by a pothole left him seriously injured.
Paul Hughes fears someone could die because of the crater on Sugar Loaf Lane, Stourbridge, which is yet to be repaired more than a year later.
He is still suffering from back pain after breaking his collarbone, ribs and pelvis when he was launched off his bike.
Staffordshire County Council, which is responsible for the road, said keeping highways in a good state of repair was an ongoing and costly challenge.
Mr Hughes, from Kidderminster, has been cycling since his early teens and previously took part in competitive events and charity rides.

But in October 2022, the 57-year-old was thrown from his specialist road bike while on a regular journey.
As well as multiple rib fractures, he suffered a pelvic fracture and spinal injuries.
Mr Hughes spent 10 days in hospital and two months in recovery before returning to his job as a groundsman.
He has since been made redundant, something he believes is down to being physically unable to work at the same speed.
He is now launching a personal injury claim against the local authority for compensation.

The cyclist has instructed Midlands law firm FBC Manby Bowdler.
Mr Hughes said the crash had taken his love out of cycling, adding he wanted to raise awareness of how bad some roads were.
"I want people to go out and be safe," he said.
Mr Hughes explained nothing had been done to repair the offending pothole, despite the fact he reported it while he was in hospital.

He urged the council to act, saying he feared people could die.
"I had a lot of injuries but it could have been a lot worse," he said. "If I didn't have a helmet on I wouldn't be here now."
David Williams, county council cabinet member for highways and transport, said he was sorry to hear of the injuries sustained.
"Last year, we completed around 16,000 pothole jobs around the county, which often consist of two or three potholes," he said.
"All reported issues are inspected as soon as possible and assessed for their severity. We deal with any defect that poses an immediate risk as a priority."

 

[Clint]

Clearly the council spokesman is a total bullsh1tter.