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Thu 12 Apr 2018 10:42
Potholes and cushions - Andrew-T

Last week I used a local road for the first time this year. Most of it is narrow, between walls or other boundaries, and without sidewalks. To limit speeding, cushions were laid several years ago, which could be negotiated without much hassle. Now, however, many of them have developed - caused - adjacent potholes, while the cushions themselves are undamaged. The result is an unavoidable obstacle course. The problem is that this lane is the only alternative route through Fr0dsham avoiding the main A56, and its width will make any serious repair work a real problem.

Luckily I rarely need to go that way.

Edited by Andrew-T on 12/04/2018 at 10:44

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Thu 12 Apr 2018 11:45
Potholes and cushions - Bolt

I dont know many roads that are not obstacle courses now, a lot are closed due to a mix of gas repairs/resurfacing/pothole temp filling.

I say temp filling as they must last all of 2 weeks before they are a mess all over the road again-and getting to the point you cant remember which road is clear, there are so few that are now

But I guess we gotta put up with it and let these idiots try to finish these roads lol

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Thu 12 Apr 2018 13:41
Potholes and cushions - Gibbo_Wirral

This is the only way to get potholes repaired quickly:

www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/penis...4

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Thu 12 Apr 2018 15:17
Potholes and cushions - Bolt

This is the only way to get potholes repaired quickly:

www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/penis...4

the amount of potholes around my area they will use a lot of spray paint, and take weeks to do all of them lol. gives someone something to do...

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Thu 12 Apr 2018 23:44
Potholes and cushions - Miniman777

This is the only way to get potholes repaired quickly:

www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/penis...4

Not sure I'd do that at the Leicester end of the M69 where there are some appalling potholes, and becoming dangerous as they deflect the steering, esp in a car with runflats.

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Fri 13 Apr 2018 00:25
Potholes and cushions - Bolt

I noticed in town where the potholes are close to the kerb drivers are swerving toward cars coming the other way, you would think people would slow down as they know they are there,

as you say they can cause steering jolt and some come very close to collision at times, not that they will be repaired very quickly as they wont, but at least drivers could take more care

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Fri 13 Apr 2018 01:08
Potholes and cushions - nick62

I'm surprised no motorcyclists have been killed yet.

I've been driving 15 to 20K miles per year for almost 40 years and can't remember the roads being in such a state.

Edited by nick62 on 13/04/2018 at 01:09

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Fri 13 Apr 2018 09:01
Potholes and cushions - craig-pd130

I'm surprised no motorcyclists have been killed yet.

I've been driving 15 to 20K miles per year for almost 40 years and can't remember the roads being in such a state.

You're right. Some of the potholes around my way (South Cheshire, near the Cat & Fiddle) are easily deep and wide enough to trap a wheel and pitch a rider off. Let's hope they actually do get fixed now that winter seems to have finally gone (hollow laughter)

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Fri 13 Apr 2018 09:08
Potholes and cushions - RichT54

Walking in Reading yesterday, I noticed a road-sweeper truck going over some potholes - the brushes were actually ripping up the edges of the holes, throwing out bits of tarmac and making the holes worse.

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