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grr666 |
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Posted: 08:17 - 05 Apr 2018 Post subject: |
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I had cause to drive around the entire southern half of M25 at the weekend M4 to A2. I was amazed at the size
and depth of some of the potholes I saw. Glad I was in the van and not in the car which has rubber band tyres and firm
sports suspension or worse on the bike which has cheap component suspension. Mind you we have had a couple of
spells of snow which always leaves some new road damage behind making it seem worse than normal at the mo. ____________________ Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
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goto10 World Chat Champion
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goto10 wrote: | In Londonium yesterday morn I witnessed an elite pothole team fix a pothole (along Tottenham Court road) - traffic lights went red, two guys in hi-viz ran out into the road, one of them poured some cold wet-tarmacadam into the hole, the other one stamped on it - then they jogged back across the road to the pavement - lights went green - job done.
That was probably £1,800 of tax payer's money. |
But on the bright side, they'll get another £1,800 every week when they have to repeat the procedure.
I mean, bright side for them.
Actual silver lining, as Robocars are rolled out, they'll actually have to fix the roads and remove roadworks in order to alter reality in order to match the fantasy conditions that they require in order to function. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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ThatDippyTwat wrote: | Sad thing is, you get to know exactly where the holes, and the debris build up from it, are on a commute or other frequently used route. In the same way you know which manhole covers are uneven, sunken, slippy etc. There are sections around here where you have to go into the debris line cars have made to avoid your front wheel doing an Evel Knevil into the pothole that produced the debris pile. There's one on the way to work, right on the wheel line you have to ride in to avoid the frequently replenished slippy farm mud, and it's getting bigger all the time.
The notable one being one of the busiest roundabouts in town. They've slapped a bumpy, uneven patch on it on Tuesday (this must be the 5th time they've patched it this winter), and it's already knackered. They still haven't bothered sending a sweeper around the thing, so I'll be negotiating the slalom it creates again in about 1/2 hour. |
You've reported it?
That way if you fall off and dead yersel you'll have grounds for a claim. 😁
We can demand racetrack-like surfaces but govdotcom explain that public roads are part a transport network not a recreational facility. ____________________ Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN. |
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Take a look at recent reports concerning Northampton County Council (financial incompetence) and Northumberland (council-owned property company spent thousands on jollies). Also note that councils do like an imposing (expensive) HQ. There must be scope for cost savings by harmonising waste-management and recycling policies, IT, paper application forms and more, yet each council seems to be allowed to manage these things differently. Sure, local requirements will vary a little but still, there must be a lot of inefficiency, not to mention incompetence and corruption, which means we pay a fortune in taxes and still have to travel on pot-holed roads. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 356 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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