[Jon TDI]

The roads at the moment are in a shocking state.
Pot holes everywhere.

I have fallen victim of said pot holes, as my nearside front rim has a slight ding on the inside causing a small hole to appear in the tyre sidewall.

Luckily this is on my winter wheels, so I’ve swapped over to the summer wheels now.

[Kendo67]

Just returned from a three day trip around the Lake District , roads were bad but nothing compared to the ones around Glasgow.

Woeful LED street lighting , horrendous roads and the alloys + tyres stand no chance.

K

[TouringPleb]

Even the major roads are affected. Had to dodge some massive holes on the A1 between Black Cat roundabout and Buckden. Made me wince when I was hitting them with the Merc’s 20” alloys.

[goodbyalfa]

Hmmm

[TodmordenLad]

Thank heavens for the borough-wide speed limit of 20mph in my neck of the woods. Softens the blow when you hit a ****ing pothole every fifty yards 🥴

[boba-fett]

If you take the time to report them, they will get done, just report you nearly had an accident when someone oncoming swerved and nearly hit you trying to avoid the pot hole.

To beat the system people need to be bothered to report them rather than just moaning about them.

[Pond]

I have noticed if specific potholes are posted on social media (twatbook being the most popular) they are then 'repaired' pretty quickly.

May be a coincidence, but doubt it.

[agentorange]

Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

Thank heavens for the borough-wide speed limit of 20mph in my neck of the woods. Softens the blow when you hit a ****ing pothole every fifty yards ��

During my last visit to family in the UK, the holes were closer together than that in their neighborhood. It's got that bad that the ambulance service there has a list of rat-run streets to be avoided. On the A12 near Chelmsford it was the edges you get climbing out of the 400 m long potholes that upset the rental car.

I'd love to say the roads are better here, but it would be a lie. During a recent run in Arizona there was a point when traffic in the slow lane was running with the nearside wheels on the shoulder and the offside wheels on the high point between the ruts. It was the only way to run over 50 mph and not bend something.

[boba-fett]

[crAbb]

It's no better in much of mainland Europe. Roads are an easy target for budget cuts.

[TodmordenLad]

Originally Posted by crAbb

It's no better in much of mainland Europe. Roads are an easy target for budget cuts.

Not my experience. I worked regularly in Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy for years and travel there regularly nowadays on holiday. Their main roads and motorways are a lot better than ours. Better built and better maintained. I'm not a fan of Belgium's concrete road sections, however.

[Alscoob]

Hit one the other day, B road, pouring rain loads of spray from lorry in front despite me being well back, lorry coming other way, no where to go....



Ouch!

It caught the front one as well although it's not quite as bad as the rear.

[TodmordenLad]

Originally Posted by Alscoob

Hit one the other day, B road, pouring rain loads of spray from lorry in front despite me being well back, lorry coming other way, no where to go....

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Ouch!

It caught the front one as well although it's not quite as bad as the rear.

Horrible sight 😱.
I'm on 245/35/19s, front and rear, so it's only a matter of time. The only thing in their favour... they're not run flats!

[Alscoob]

Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

Not my experience. I worked regularly in Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy for years and travel there regularly nowadays on holiday. Their main roads and motorways are a lot better than ours. Better built and better maintained. I'm not a fan of Belgium's concrete road sections, however.

You're spot on. Everytime I drive to France, Belgium, Germany you realise just how good their roads are, makes the drive far more enjoyable and relaxing.

As soon as you get back to the UK off the Eurotunnel, it's bloody awful !

[Alscoob]

Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

Horrible sight 😱.
I'm on 245/35/19s, front and rear, so it's only a matter of time. The only thing in their favour... they're not run flats!

That's a 275x30x20 with run flats on the 540. was hoping to be able to wear them out before the change to non run flats, wish I had changed them earlier may have stood a better chance .

Good news is that it can be straightened which will save me £740 on a new wheel

[crAbb]

Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

Not my experience. I worked regularly in Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy for years and travel there regularly nowadays on holiday. Their main roads and motorways are a lot better than ours. Better built and better maintained. I'm not a fan of Belgium's concrete road sections, however.

Interesting. Perhaps being on a motorcycle I notice them more?

[TodmordenLad]

Originally Posted by crAbb

Interesting. Perhaps being on a motorcycle I notice them more?

That would make sense - I certainly feel absolutely everything on my pushbikes !!

[KRS_SN]

What chance do our cars have...
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/...amaging-buses/

[agentorange]

Originally Posted by KRS_SN

What chance do our cars have...
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/...amaging-buses/

Is it the roads or the lousy suspension on the buses? During my last two visits to the UK I used the park and ride in Oxford and Cambridge. I was struck by the poor ride both times. These were the single crew buses with the forward control cab and rear engine. I don't remember the old Routemaster buses of my youth in London riding so rough.

[TodmordenLad]

Originally Posted by agentorange

Is it the roads or the lousy suspension on the buses? During my last two visits to the UK I used the park and ride in Oxford and Cambridge. I was struck by the poor ride both times. These were the single crew buses with the forward control cab and rear engine. I don't remember the old Routemaster buses of my youth in London riding so rough.

Two of the bus routes I use all the time here in London have gone fully electric now and they're mighty impressive. Super quiet and pretty smooth. G*d only knows what they're doing to the roads however given the weight of the things!?!

[JustChris]

Worst they’ve ever been

[TodmordenLad]

This country is such a mass of contradictions - the sixth largest economy in the world, capable of devising and delivering vast and complex infrastructure projects such as the Elizabeth Line aka Crossrail, the largest of its type in Europe throughout its multi-decade implementation, and yet we can't sort our f***ing roads out!? I know there's central gov vs local council funding issues involved here but the bottom line is, it's inexcusable. It's the tip of a very large iceberg, of course, and I could go on, but I won't... 🥴