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Are potholes (In govt roads, of course) the new speed bumps?

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Jeffersonianatheart Posted: Thu, Apr 16 2009 7:21 AM

A council in the UK has decided it will take longer to fix potholes in the (government built, government maintained, and of course, tax funded) roads, because they act like a natural way of stopping motorists speeding.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/8001310.stm

 

Good lord- another nail in the coffin for public roads.

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Yes, but they never apply the same logic to the people in government- if people are "corrupt", then the solution is to put corrupt people in charge of stopping us being corrupt?

It makes as much sense as putting a 2 year old baby in charge of looking after another 2 year old baby.

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Kakugo replied on Fri, Apr 17 2009 3:50 AM

Hey, we have both potholes and speed bumps here! And our speed bumps are not the normal plastic variety but are made from stone and concrete.

And what will happen if a motorist breaks a rim or a suspension arm? Around here the procedure is pretty funny and deserves being described. You break a rim in a pothole and call the police to have them write down a report. The policemen will arrive, write down you are absolutely right, they saw the pothole and it's dangerous etc. Then they will advise you to say to the workshop to change as many parts as possible even if it's not the case. Why is that? Because all road authorities are insured by law but their insurance will only cover damages from a certain sum upwards. If you just bent a rim and will have the rim straightened or get a new one from a breaker's to fix the car on the cheap you won't see a penny from Mr Government: your damage is not relevant enough. So you have the car taken to the workshop and tell the chief mechanic what the policemen advised you to do: he's seen it before and will take care of that.

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Kakugo:

And what will happen if a motorist breaks a rim or a suspension arm? Around here the procedure is pretty funny and deserves being described. You break a rim in a pothole and call the police to have them write down a report. The policemen will arrive, write down you are absolutely right, they saw the pothole and it's dangerous etc. Then they will advise you to say to the workshop to change as many parts as possible even if it's not the case. Why is that? Because all road authorities are insured by law but their insurance will only cover damages from a certain sum upwards. If you just bent a rim and will have the rim straightened or get a new one from a breaker's to fix the car on the cheap you won't see a penny from Mr Government: your damage is not relevant enough. So you have the car taken to the workshop and tell the chief mechanic what the policemen advised you to do: he's seen it before and will take care of that.

Farcically hilarious

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If you want to see something amusing watch French road workers attempting to fill up a pothole.

"You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows"

Bob Dylan

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I just spent $153.40 to fix a tie rod and sway bar because of potholes. So much for "government is there to make sure you're safe".

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Dondoolee replied on Fri, Apr 17 2009 12:13 PM

GilesStratton:

If you want to see something amusing watch French road workers attempting to fill up a pothole.

Government employees of France work?  I would like to see the youtube video.

 Let us look then and see, how they manage their concerns- they for whose cause we are to labor, devote ourselves, and grow enthusiastic

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Sphairon replied on Fri, Apr 17 2009 12:42 PM

Around here, the problem has been solved quite neatly by simply lowering speed limits on pothole-ridden roads. Even if there's no money for fixing the road, there's always enough to set up a "50" for a "70" sign.

Lowers CO2 emissions, too, I heard.


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Well I saw it when I was in France skiing a few years back, but it works as follows: they get out of their van smoke a few cigarettes, pour some concrete into the hole and drive off.

"You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows"

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Dondoolee replied on Fri, Apr 17 2009 12:57 PM

GilesStratton:

Well I saw it when I was in France skiing a few years back, but it works as follows: they get out of their van smoke a few cigarettes, pour some concrete into the hole and drive off.

 

I'm still skeptical, did you also see the Loch Ness Monster?

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