Are you serious haringey council how is this not dangerous ?

[ko5i]

Hi all,
I'm recently going this way back to my home from work and there is a bend which is FULL of tiny holes or even big holes the limit is 20 but you cant even go 10 you need to go super slow on motorbike in order to watch and dodge the holes.

I reported a hole on their site this one here
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And they replied that this is not hazardous WTF really ? how is it not ??
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So wth do they consider hazardous ? a hole 1 meter deep or what ? worst roads in london you have to dodge hole instead riding comfortably if you just forgot about dodging holes focus on something else booom right in some big hole. Reported about 5-10 holes some were super big and they cant even fix it properly instead making it smooth better then make it even worse as instead smooth with the road the hole they fixed now its standing out cuz they put too much of it to fill the hole fk, worst road engineers here[/img]

[arry]

Umm. Meh. It's not that bad.

[davethekwak]

Looks like a normal road around Northampton TBH.
"No officer, I'm not drunk. Just trying to avoid the potholes"

[kgm]

If you fancy a new bike then fall down one.

My local council are actually quite good at responding when you report a pothole. The repairs are not great though. I'm forever reporting the entrance to the street that I stay in as there is one that keeps opening up right where you need to turn in if there're any other vehicles waiting at the junction. It gets really gravelly and rough too. As I said though they usually have it sorted within a couple of weeks. I don't know if mentioning the hazard to motorcyclists makes any difference.

[ko5i]

Yeah that what i think as for car its not really hazardous but for bike ? especially on the bend where you try to turn and boom into hole.
Riding daily i need to avoid so many holes some of which are big but its hard to remember where it was exactly the time you get home. Think one day will just ride around London and take note or picture with location turned on and report every single one.
Same with lights and signals there are so many lights in London that doesn't make sense, there is one in islington [forgot exact place] but its basically a red light showing but next [or under cant remember] is tiny green arrow straight and there been many cases where im going and someone just stops thinking its red light but its not ... or many junctions that only 3/4 cars can turn as there is no lights for turning green its just straight so basically you wanna turn right but the oncoming traffic need to pass and the time they stop they have red light so we do so basically even those 3/4 cars turning on red light. Stupid unorganized i think i should get hold of this job in london will minimize traffic so much because i think people there just do their job but as less as possible so they wont overwork them self ...

[ScaredyCat]

Those aren't potholes. Those are undulations. Round here the potholes make it like riding off-road. (pic to follow if I can be bothered to get off my lazy arse).
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[M.C]

Brent council are the worst for not fixing potholes. The roads are third world, massive holes everywhere, the damage claims must be enormous.

[TheArchitect]

IIRC councils have information that details their SLAs to responding to such complaints.

That document should also detail their definition of what a pothole is and their definition of what constitutes a hazard to motorists and pedestrians.

Factors that affect their response are things like the size, depth, location of the damaged part of the road. Also things like is it a location that sees a lot of traffic or is it just a side road that's access only.

I live in haringey as well, and yes their responses to some queries can be laughable.

EDIT: https://www.haringey.gov.uk/sites/haringeygovuk/files/standards_for_potholes_and_intervention_levels.pdf
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[Kamikaze Bob]

You could try pulling a Wanksy - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11570595/Meet-the-man-using-penises-to-fill-potholes.html
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[Motorhate]

Typical Haringey Council. They're hopeless when it comes to stuff like that. The only way you'll get that sorted is to fall off your bike, claim against the council and they'll be round early next morning to fix it.

Glad I moved out, the roads round Wood Green, Tottenham and Hornsey are a joke.
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[Waaarrrggghhh]

I thought you were going to show me a war torn street in Syria strewn with dead bodies, massive holes, rubble and unexploded bombs.

All the roads around my neighbourhood are like that. There's a metal manhole cover that is extremely slippery in the wet right outside my driveway.

Rather than crying about it you need to get gud.

[Shinigami]

you should see the roundabout on my commute, there's more holes than road at this point, stop the car at the line and it rocks back and forth in the hole across the lane, on the bike it's basically off roading
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[AshWebster]

theres a small brick bridge in St Annes where i live which has been under roadworks for the past year now. only one lane over it with temporary lights the whole time. the surface on that one lane is absolutely terrible, i actually hate riding over it on the bike its downright dangerous.
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[andyscooter]

They are just normal road surface

We had one that was three foot wide by two inches deep for 12_ months

Only got filled when someone aquaplaned over it into a tree
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[Wonko The Sane]

that's nothing compared to a junction I reported in Salford

got the same response,

it's like riding across a ploughed field and actually sends the bike in random directions.

I responded saying I would never be stopping in Salford, shopping there or staying there but would continue to travel through on occasion for work avoiding the junction for my own safety.

No idea if it's been sorted but I've been true to my word
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[Dave....]

Thats a good road where I am.
My local council sent me a letter asking what I thought about them considering installing speed bumps to slow down traffic in my immediate area.
I suggested that they carry on with further installations of potholes as this has the same effect at a lower cost to the taxpayer.

[kramdra]

No. That is perfectly safe, stop whining and get some experience.

[M.C]

Funny how in Islington they've fixed stuff I've reported.

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[linuxyeti]

To be fair, that really doesn't lok that bad at all, well, not in comparison to soem of the road surfaces I ride on..
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