POT holes

[maximus7969]

Originally Posted by AngryAmish

I agree. So does the lady apparently..lol. she just missed the front of her face with her hand.

And as short as those pants are, they are definately still getting wet.

funny

[maximus7969]

i bet this sink hole could fit all 80,000 2010 camaros

[theholycow]

Originally Posted by cab2g

sIf they're big enough to cause any real damage, call them in to the city. They will fix them... I mean seriously. If a couple people call about the same pot hole, it'll be fixed within days.

What? That's ridiculous! Next you'll tell me that I might fix a broken computer at the college where I work if someone would report it to my department instead of complaining to their friends. Preposterous!

Listen, obviously the only thing to do is post on the internet. That's why we're all here!

Originally Posted by Tarl

For all you guys that have hit pot holes, like I did, was there any damage? what did you look for? My rim appears untouched (thankfully) but it was one hec of a jolt. We have independant suspension and the system is tuff, so it is prob ok....for sure dont want to do that again, but sometimes they just cant be avoided.

I've had snakebite breaks in my tire sidewall, rim edge bent in, and whole rim bent out of round. It's all quite obvious pretty quickly.

Originally Posted by derklug

In Grand Rapids, Mi, they are bolting plywood on the bottoms of the bridges to keep the falling asphalt from hitting the cars below. In the mean time we spent all our stimulus money skim coating roads with decent pavement.

That trend started in MA when the Big Dig tunnel started dropping concrete on cars as they drove under. It quickly spread to RI's aging deteriorating bridges. In this region we use 2x lumber because plywood isn't strong enough for the amount of crap we want to neglect.

Originally Posted by Tarl

As I'm driving about 2 car lengths behind him and to his right. I start to move alittle right but once that box is in the air with the air currents whipping it around, no telling where it's gonna go. I'm going 65mph

No wonder you got hit by road debris kicked up by the truck. If you gave yourself more room you could have seen it before the truck ran over it. Yes, I know the other traffic won't always cooperate...but the road debris doesn't care whether the other traffic will cooperate or not.

[Tarl]

Sorry to say, you can't give more room when you're on a Southern CA freeway that is five (6) lanes wide and traffic is going around and passing you in every lane at anywhere from 60 - 90 mph. :P I was in the number 6 lane slowing down for the upcoming exit while all sorts of traffic and the big truck are passing me on the left (number 5 lane).

Anways. Things happen, you learn and move on.

[76z28]

Originally Posted by runich

They cannot be any worse than Arkansas roads. There was a cut-through street (residential area) in my neighborhood that took almost a year to repave (less than a mile) and the paving lasted about 6 months...I swear it had to be the crappiest paving job ever. Now's the road is uneven and full of potholes. This is not uncommon around here either, sadly. My guess is they do a crappy job on the roads for the job security of repairing them. Sure seems this way. Sorry about hitting the pothole Tarl...hope your baby is unharmed

i went there for a month last summer
and trust me... they are alot better in Arkansas

[theholycow]

Originally Posted by Tarl

Sorry to say, you can't give more room when you're on a Southern CA freeway that is five (6) lanes wide and traffic is going around and passing you in every lane at anywhere from 60 - 90 mph. :P I was in the number 6 lane slowing down for the upcoming exit while all sorts of traffic and the big truck are passing me on the left (number 5 lane).

Anways. Things happen, you learn and move on.

That stinks...I guess that's just a cost of driving on those roads. :(

[kbs71]

2ndgenz28 " POT holes "

If only you could smoke em

This is the best response....

[2010SSRSM6]

When you give yourself room in California, it turns into a vaccuum and pulls someone into the empty space. If you continue to give your self room, your going to wind up driving in reverse.

[DSworo9]

Originally Posted by RSPARKS5

I have replace 3-of my hhr rims already.Chicago has got to be on the top 5 list for potholes.