Dangerous Road Surfaces

That's all thanks to your local and/or county council and their ability or non ability for their roads portfolio holder to carry out their job. Down in kent we have roads that would embarrass a third world country. I agree it is about time that such 'managers' were held to account.  Of course, they will blame lack of funds from central government but that is merely to cover their own backsides and inability to do the job they are paid to do!

Totally agree, Wherenext, our roads here in East Lancashire are in an awful and really dangerous state. Pot holes everywhere, ungritted when ice / snow forecasted. My husband cycles and I really worry about him. Lancs County Council say they have no funds to repair or maintain. Our libraries are under threat too, and bus services have been scrapped.

Grrrrrrr, time to open a bottle of wine.....

At least our roads are tarmac, not dirt and gravel, which are a pain to drive on and when it rains, worse still. After that photo I had to clear stones jammed between the brake pads and disc!

I have made comments to our Latvian friends and family, that their roads are now better than ours !!!!!! look no potholes.

The  old  joke,  often  seen  in  rear  windows  of  cars "I'm  not  drunk,  I'm  just  dodging  potholes"  is  no  longer  a  joke,  it's  often  a  statement  of  fact,  alas.

Brian

You should try Dudley West Midlands, they have more pot hoiles than actual surfaced road....This has been the case for the last 15-20 years.SG2..

What was a surprise to me was that In Senftenberg in Germany  you are not allowed to wash your car in the road. Despite the road surface being cobbles and little drainage and the footpath was just a mud path with concrete edging.Car washing had to be done at a  garage with car washing facilities, done in the road was an offense  due to the fact that dirt and grease would be deposited on the road surface. SG2

After driving on superb roads in France, it makes you a little ashamed that foreign visitors have to put up with ourfreadful roads. My X5 is in the garage this weekend afterhitting a pothole that has disablesd the air suspension-not happy

What was a surprise to me was that In Senftenberg in Germany  you are not allowed to wash your car in the road. Despite the road surface being cobbles and little drainage and the footpath was just a mud path with concrete edging.Car washing had to be done at a  garage with car washing facilities, done in the road was an offense  due to the fact that dirt and grease would be deposited on the road surface. SG2

 

As it is against the law to allow any liquid, including drinking water, to be deposited on the Highway.

I think you will find that it is also an offence in the UK to wash your car in the road.

You can be prosecuted for allowing drips of waste water to be discharged from you Caravan or MH.

But I have never heard of a case being brought under such circumstances.  

What was a surprise to me was that In Senftenberg in Germany  you are not allowed to wash your car in the road. Despite the road surface being cobbles and little drainage and the footpath was just a mud path with concrete edging.Car washing had to be done at a  garage with car washing facilities, done in the road was an offense  due to the fact that dirt and grease would be deposited on the road surface. SG2

 

If I remember rightly, in Germany its an offence to wash your vehicle anywhere other than a designated car washing area, the Germans are very big on anti polution and that includes car shampoo, its also an offence to use weed killer, ant killer etc. its all to do with ground contamination.

Driving from our village into town 7 miles is one long stretch of pot holes at the side of the road most of the grates have been dislodged there are pot holes everywhere they are a total disgrace. We do ride a motorcycle and bikes, its is getting beyond dangerous now its criminal.

On our local roads the vast majority of potholes are caused by services contractors digging up the road and failing to restore the road to its original condition after the services work has been completed.