Emeritus Prof Christopher May

There was a time when the condition of American roads was used as an exemplar of JK Galbraith's characterisation of the USA as being patterned by 'private oppulence & public squalor'... so given the Tories desire to bring us ever closer to a North American political economy, the news that roads in England & Wales are getting ever more dilapidated should really be of no surprise....

Like the Americans, we'll just need cars with better suspension!

#roads #Tories
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-68598875

Potholes: Roads in England and Wales at 'breaking point'

A new report says the rate of pothole repairs in England and Wales has reached an eight-year high.

BBC News
Mar 19, 2024 at 7:08amWeb
Show threadLlafgorfMar 19, 2024
@ChrisMayLA6 Road damage also increases with the fourth power of axle weight. Vehicles are getting heavier. https://the-contact-patch.com/book/road/c1602-pavement-structure
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Show threadTony WellsMar 19, 2024

@ChrisMayLA6

Pavements are awful too. All broken up and flooded when it's raining.

Show threadPeter BrownMar 19, 2024
@TonyJWells @ChrisMayLA6 pavements are a lot worse than carriageways, but pedestrians are so used to broken and shoogly paving slabs, huge puddles and obstacles that they have given up complaining.