From: David Taylor on
On 2010-02-02, Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote:
>
> The A614 on East Yorks is so bad that a recent test showed that if the
> driver was working for a company and experiencing the levels of impact
> and vibration similar to driving down that road that the company would
> be breaking H&S rules. Recent council pothole repairs have merely served
> to turn a 2" deep hole into a 2" high lump.

Yeah, but in a week it'll be flat.

(Then a week later it'll be a 4" deep hole.)

--
David Taylor
From: Dave Plowman (News) on
In article <MPG.25d25b7cdeec47a4989c9d(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote:
> Fucked roads. The pothole reports I file on a regular basis are now:

> Location: Starts at Driffield, finishes at Bridlington.

The side roads round here in London are now full of holes - after the
frosts I suppose. Including some recently resurfaced ones. Wonder how they
cope in countries much colder than this?

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Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW
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From: Duncan Wood on
On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:39:03 -0000, Dave Plowman (News)
<dave(a)davenoise.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <MPG.25d25b7cdeec47a4989c9d(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
> Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote:
>> Fucked roads. The pothole reports I file on a regular basis are now:
>
>> Location: Starts at Driffield, finishes at Bridlington.
>
> The side roads round here in London are now full of holes - after the
> frosts I suppose. Including some recently resurfaced ones. Wonder how
> they
> cope in countries much colder than this?
>

Fewer freeze thaw cycles.

--
Duncan Wood
From: Adrian on
"Duncan Wood" <nntptmp(a)dmx512.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

>> The side roads round here in London are now full of holes - after the
>> frosts I suppose. Including some recently resurfaced ones. Wonder how
>> they cope in countries much colder than this?

> Fewer freeze thaw cycles.

....and better quality repairs.

It really is noticable around us that the failures of the surface are at
the edges of patches, joins between tarmac sections, and other places
where the surface is not contiguous.
From: Gordon H on
In message <MPG.25d25b7cdeec47a4989c9d(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> writes
>
>Fucked roads. The pothole reports I file on a regular basis are now:
>
>Location: Starts at Driffield, finishes at Bridlington.
>
>The A614 on East Yorks is so bad that a recent test showed that if the
>driver was working for a company and experiencing the levels of impact
>and vibration similar to driving down that road that the company would
>be breaking H&S rules. Recent council pothole repairs have merely served
>to turn a 2" deep hole into a 2" high lump.
>
Subject was covered on the One Show last night, and they urged people to
report all potholes to the local authority hotlines.
In their test case, the reporter did so, and it was repaired next day.
No surprise there.

The only time it happened quickly in this area was when a young lad came
off his scooter on a bend. I think he was killed because the cops
investigation said "Accident caused by taking the wrong line at a
bend".

The parents weren't satisfied, saying that the pothole made it
impossible to take the correct line, and threatened a claim.

The council sent out a flying squad of pothole fillers throughout the
area within days.
Too late for one youngster...
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Gordon H
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