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SirWilliam
post May 11 2018, 12:17 PM
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Not a day goes by without the pothole issue being raised and figures that would shame the GDP of most Countries offered as the cost both in repair and in damage, yet how many of the whinging Audi, ( other makes are available ), drivers would consider driving slower and using that round thing in front of them to steer around the hole? Oh no! Let's throw money at the problem and to h**l with the NHS needs or elderly care. I agree that those wretched traffic humps are the worst culprit as there is no way of avoiding them but if nothing else a hole in the road should reduce speed without the need for expensive cameras etc. If you want to experience Newbury's tarmac problems try pushing a wheelchair along pavements that have been dug up more times than one can remember and never left in a flat state. Even those pavements that are reasonable good have poor access points because of 2 or 3 inch disparity, or are blocked off by a parked car. Do we ever hear the disabled complain? If they do I doubt anyone listens as numerically they are very much a minority and therefore don't matter. angry.gif angry.gif angry.gif


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Andy Capp
post May 12 2018, 02:37 PM
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There’s nothing safer about having to concentrate on where in the road you may drive or ride.
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post May 12 2018, 04:20 PM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ May 12 2018, 03:37 PM) *
There’s nothing safer about having to concentrate on where in the road you may drive or ride.


The road safety experts disagree, hence strangely positioned and sharp height road humps, rumble strips and the like. Arguably, modern 4x4 type cars of which there are very many these days are built to cope with rough terrine. Even so, drivers are lulled into a false sense of safety by the comfortable, air conditioned, tank like construction of many cars which induces a lack of concentration. A sharp bang now and again serves to remind. I'd also argue that drivers having to cough up to replace suspension components is rather more effective than using traffic police or cameras to keep speeds down.


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post May 12 2018, 10:56 PM
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QUOTE (On the edge @ May 12 2018, 05:20 PM) *
The road safety experts disagree, hence strangely positioned and sharp height road humps, rumble strips and the like. Arguably, modern 4x4 type cars of which there are very many these days are built to cope with rough terrine. Even so, drivers are lulled into a false sense of safety by the comfortable, air conditioned, tank like construction of many cars which induces a lack of concentration. A sharp bang now and again serves to remind. I'd also argue that drivers having to cough up to replace suspension components is rather more effective than using traffic police or cameras to keep speeds down.



Round things in a dual bag. Absolute twaddle.


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post May 13 2018, 06:23 AM
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QUOTE (x2lls @ May 12 2018, 11:56 PM) *
Round things in a dual bag. Absolute twaddle.


Care to explain why? We have rather too many people who think just because they want to use an expensive, overwide, over heavy vehicle, we should increase the size of parking spaces and the strength of the road surfaces to cope. Needs to be remembered that most unfilled pot holes exist not on main routes but on local roads; which were built with foundations to support far lighter vehicles and certainly not a constant flow of what are really wide tyred heavy trucks. Shame the car industry marketeers / designers didn't think that through when they were introduced.


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- SirWilliam   Potholes and one behind the wheel.   May 11 2018, 12:17 PM
- - DereckT   Hi Sir William You indeed make some good points, b...   May 11 2018, 07:10 PM
- - Andy Capp   Exactly; it’s a health risk for other road users, ...   May 12 2018, 05:22 AM
- - On the edge   It's ironic that footpaths should be used as a...   May 12 2018, 06:33 AM
- - SirWilliam   I agree that for two wheeled transport it is life ...   May 12 2018, 08:32 AM
- - On the edge   Quite agree. The good old vox pop interview, the ...   May 12 2018, 10:31 AM
|- - je suis Charlie   QUOTE (On the edge @ May 12 2018, 05:20 P...   May 12 2018, 11:09 PM
|- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (On the edge @ May 12 2018, 05:20 P...   May 13 2018, 01:01 AM
|- - On the edge   QUOTE (Andy Capp @ May 13 2018, 02:01 AM)...   May 13 2018, 06:15 AM
|- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (On the edge @ May 13 2018, 07:15 A...   May 15 2018, 06:19 AM
|- - On the edge   QUOTE (Andy Capp @ May 15 2018, 07:19 AM)...   May 15 2018, 07:01 AM
|- - SirWilliam   QUOTE (On the edge @ May 15 2018, 08:01 A...   May 15 2018, 06:01 PM
|- - je suis Charlie   QUOTE (On the edge @ May 15 2018, 08:01 A...   May 16 2018, 06:59 AM
- - je suis Charlie   Then you certainly won't like what happens whe...   May 13 2018, 09:53 AM
|- - On the edge   QUOTE (je suis Charlie @ May 13 2018, 10...   May 13 2018, 02:37 PM
|- - je suis Charlie   QUOTE (On the edge @ May 13 2018, 03:37 P...   May 13 2018, 11:06 PM
||- - On the edge   QUOTE (je suis Charlie @ May 14 2018, 12...   May 14 2018, 07:53 AM
||- - SirWilliam   QUOTE (On the edge @ May 14 2018, 08:53 A...   May 14 2018, 08:13 AM
|- - Berkshirelad   QUOTE (On the edge @ May 13 2018, 03:37 P...   May 14 2018, 08:58 PM
- - motormad   There was one pothole which was about 4 inches dee...   May 16 2018, 03:57 PM
|- - Turin Machine   QUOTE (motormad @ May 16 2018, 04:57 PM) ...   May 16 2018, 05:01 PM
||- - motormad   QUOTE (Turin Machine @ May 16 2018, 06:01...   May 16 2018, 07:37 PM
|- - On the edge   QUOTE (motormad @ May 16 2018, 04:57 PM) ...   May 16 2018, 05:47 PM
- - Turin Machine   Did you meet Sabine??   May 16 2018, 10:31 PM
|- - motormad   QUOTE (Turin Machine @ May 16 2018, 11:31...   May 16 2018, 11:32 PM
- - Andy Capp   People don’t expect velodrome standard roads, just...   May 17 2018, 07:04 PM
|- - On the edge   QUOTE (Andy Capp @ May 17 2018, 08:04 PM)...   May 18 2018, 05:32 AM
- - On the edge   Well, Andy Capp, as you'll see from the latest...   May 18 2018, 08:05 PM


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