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We’ve heard of the hi-vis vest – that most sartorial of all safety clothing items – but what about the hi-vis pothole? A design student has come up with an innovative way of making our dreaded...
How many potholes could £283,000 fix? 18 02 2010Well, actually, according to the accepted average pothole repair cost of £70, a chunky 4,042 road craters could have been filled in with that amount of cash. But, in Oldham, that won’t happen...
Think it gives you a jolt going over a pothole at 40mph? Well, try hitting one at 190mph! 15 02 2010That’s what faced the 40-strong field of NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers yesterday at the legendary Daytona 500 race in Florida. Just after halfway through the race, a crack opened up in the asphalt...
I wandered lonely as a pothole? 19 01 2010We're searching for Britain’s best pothole prose as we continue to highlight the blight of the nation’s poor road surfaces during the UK’s annual “Pothole Season”. Warranty Direct, which set up...
UK thaw reveals 2010 “Pothole Season” 13 01 2010As the temperature rises and the UK’s roads begin to clear following the icy weather, Potholes.co.uk has noticed a surge in visitor numbers as record numbers of road users report poor roads across...