Pothole thread

dgt

Hello all

Going to see if this takes off (probably will end up on it's arse or mostly me posting :pac:)

Basically, why not put up pics of potholes you encounter? It might portray which county has the worst roads, the quickest repaired etc.

For example, this example is down the road from me. I must take pictures of the rest...


I've given going that way as a result

And, to get it all out of our systems... :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86yJ-yfim2o

The Pontiac

A big sign "The worst road in the EU" is up the road from me. Will take a few pics and stick em' up here.

Never actually drove up there, half afraid my crappy suspension wouldn't be able for it.

That road in the above pic is fairly shocking, but not uncommon unfortunately.

Jarren

MadYaker

I call shenanigans on that last one. Its clearly a tunnel to the centre of the earth and not a pothole at all!

dgt

Here's a recently refurbished R road, falling to bits in places already

Chris_Heilong

dgt wrote: »

Hello all

Going to see if this takes off (probably will end up on it's arse or mostly me posting :pac:)

Basically, why not put up pics of potholes you encounter? It might portray which county has the worst roads, the quickest repaired etc.

For example, this example is down the road from me. I must take pictures of the rest...


I've given going that way as a result

I think we should just keep it irish, there is no shortage of examples out there and we may get noticed by a newspaper and get some of the monstrodities repaired.

dgt

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

I think we should just keep it irish, there is no shortage of examples out there and we may get noticed by a newspaper and get some of the monstrodities repaired.

Yep that's the plan! Those pics are the road I live on, I can get plenty more of other examples on that road :eek:

bcmf

No picture to post and will be tough to get one as its such a busy road but the road from Kilshane cross to Northwest Business Park - Cappagh Road in Finglas,Dublin is up there with pot holes,groups of solid covered shores containing up to 4 and 6 plates surrounded by potholes leaving the shores/plates at an uneven level. Horrible uneven-ness of the general road surface and unlit.

mitosis

dgt wrote: »

Yep that's the plan! Those pics are the road I live on, I can get plenty more of other examples on that road :eek:

Are there cattle herded along that road?

FR85

Two doozies down on the Canal Road between say Sallins and Mondello........they are breeding down there.

dutopia

FR85 wrote: »

Two doozies down on the Canal Road between say Sallins and Mondello........they are breeding down there.

Jaysis... they could really do some damage. Why are Irish roads so bad?

dgt

dutopia wrote: »

Jaysis... they could really do some damage. Why are Irish roads so bad?

My theory is they want us to use the motorways and thus neglect the main roads as a result. That seem to be the way with the M3 and old N3.

Also just sheer neglect!

miller50841

Country bankrupt and all the huge and overpriced tax(motor tax, VRT, Vat etc) and still nothing done.

dgt

mitosis wrote: »

Are there cattle herded along that road?

Thankfully not since the early 2000s

miller50841 wrote: »

Country bankrupt and all the huge and overpriced tax(motor tax, VRT, Vat etc) and still nothing done.

Even in the god times the one man band road repair truck was a rare sight and spent about 1 minute per pothole. The roads fell to bits the minute rain hit it

miller50841

dgt wrote: »

Thankfully not since the early 2000s



Even in the god times the one man band road repair truck was a rare sight and spent about 1 minute per pothole. The roads fell to bits the minute rain hit it

Always brings me back the council man and a shovel and boots jumping up and down.

Also reminds me of the Irish Pride bread ad :pac:

monkeypants

dutopia wrote: »

Jaysis... they could really do some damage. Why are Irish roads so bad?

I don't think they were built properly to begin with. Just a layer of big stones covered with a layer of smaller stones, then a layer of tar. I think a lot of the problems with Irish roads goes all the way to the foundations.

bcmf

monkeypants wrote: »

I don't think they were built properly to begin with. Just a layer of big stones covered with a layer of smaller stones, then a layer of tar. I think a lot of the problems with Irish roads goes all the way to the foundations.

What foundation's
as you rightly point out a huge amount of roads are old bohreens with some stones and tar thrown down......and not in any particular order.

shedweller

On a road near me somebody took to spraying white road marking paint around potholes that were getting out of hand. A few days later the holes were filled, but 3 months later they are mostly open again! I must take a few pics.
Good thread dgt.

FR85

bcmf wrote: »

What foundation's
as you rightly point out a huge amount of roads are old bohreens with some stones and tar thrown down......and not in any particular order.

I think you are right on this, the major problem with the pot holes I pictured are, right beside the canal you get a mist and that freezes.....like every other situation but I think it hits roads beside canals and rivers a bit worse.....

monkeypants

bcmf wrote: »

What foundation's
as you rightly point out a huge amount of roads are old bohreens with some stones and tar thrown down......and not in any particular order.

That's exactly what I'm talking about. The road itself is spreading under the load. No amount of tar is going to fix that. The whole road probably needs to be dug up and built again.

There are another couple of things that would help with the roads. The first is a bit of planning. Usually when you see a section of fresh road surface, inside of two weeks you'll see someone along to dig a hole/trench in it. If this was planned, then they could have done whatever needed to be done before the road was finished. The second stems from the first; the amount of holes/trenches that aren't finished properly. One of the basic rules in life is that you should put back things the way that you found them. For some reason this doesn't apply to roadworks. Apparently it's acceptable to leave a road with a series of depressions, bumps and hollows in them. I wonder if the council does any inspections when roadworks finish.

mitosis

Discussion re potholes on Matt Cooper show this evening

FR85

mitosis wrote: »

Discussion re potholes on Matt Cooper show this evening

I think we can all discuss them all we like, the simple fact of the matter is they won't be sorted for quite some time!

mike65

On after the 6 pm news/sport headlines.

shedweller

FR85 wrote: »

I think we can all discuss them all we like, the simple fact of the matter is they won't be sorted for quite some time!

Ahem:

shedweller wrote: »

On a road near me somebody took to spraying white road marking paint around potholes that were getting out of hand. A few days later the holes were filled

I'm not saying that will work all the time but it does work sometimes.

shedweller

Doesnt look much there but the right hand edge is sharp and almost equals the tyre height. It has been refilled twice! By monkeys!:pac:


For some reason, the light has eliminated shadows so it's hard to see the depth of this one too. I'll try again with a ruler or cd for scale. Both these holes have been refilled before.

Barry Barry

Jarren wrote: »

These are possibly the worst two photoshops I have ever seen. Ever

shedweller

Barry Barry wrote: »

These are possibly the worst two photoshops I have ever seen. Ever

I think the first one is due to liquefaction during an earthquake. The second is one of a few that have happened in recent years. Prolonged heavy rain flowing through an underground river eroded the ground so much so that it collapsed. The stuff of nightmares for those unfortunate enough to fall in when it happened.

Cuddlesworth

Barry Barry wrote: »

These are possibly the worst two photoshops I have ever seen. Ever

Sinkholes.

monkeypants

shedweller wrote: »

On a road near me somebody took to spraying white road marking paint around potholes that were getting out of hand.

I think the council do that. They send a spotter before the dude with the tar truck.

C.K Dexter Haven

Is it true that the best way to rectify a pot hole is to phone the council and say you've just had an accident due to a pot hole?

I remember as a pedestrian, a neighbour did this (after a genuine accident) and they were out within hours filling it in.

martyc5674

Hit a pothole over Xmas and it snapped a wishbone in half.
Driveshaft popped out naturally... Couldn't budge the car and had to get towed.

amber2

The County Council will do something alright try to get the Guards to press charges when you put a video of the pothole on YouTube.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/pothole-swimmer-avoids-getting-into-hot-water-with-gardai-over-dip-222523.html#.URukenXM_KY.facebook

monkeypants

C.K Dexter Haven wrote: »

Is it true that the best way to rectify a pot hole is to phone the council and say you've just had an accident due to a pot hole?

I remember as a pedestrian, a neighbour did this (after a genuine accident) and they were out within hours filling it in.

I think that the law has been changed so that they're no longer liable and this doesn't work anymore.

FR85

Does anyone drive in and out of Parkwest from say Cloverhill Prison/Liffey Valley? The famous red speed ramps that caused issues the country over are in bits and nothing has been done. They are actually lethal...........
I know they are not potholes as such but it's not just potholes that has the raods in bits.

carzony

FR85 wrote: »

Does anyone drive in and out of Parkwest from say Cloverhill Prison/Liffey Valley? The famous red speed ramps that caused issues the country over are in bits and nothing has been done. They are actually lethal...........
I know they are not potholes as such but it's not just potholes that has the raods in bits.

I drive over them everday, The very first ramp is unbelievable and I actually stop and go over it as slow as possible :mad:

FR85

carzony wrote: »

I drive over them everday, The very first ramp is unbelievable and I actually stop and go over it as slow as possible :mad:

The first ramp is actually getting better......as all the **** breaks away from it, it the one after it and the one at the train station that irritates me! They are wishbones, CV's and subframe nightmares waiting to happen mate. I have been onto Parkwest about them but after the hotel it's out of their area..........

carzony

FR85 wrote: »

The first ramp is actually getting better......as all the **** breaks away from it, it the one after it and the one at the train station that irritates me! They are wishbones, CV's and subframe nightmares waiting to happen mate. I have been onto Parkwest about them but after the hotel it's out of their area..........

I just avoid them now, i have to drive a bit longer but f,uck it :rolleyes:

FR85

carzony wrote: »

I just avoid them now, i have to drive a bit longer but f,uck it :rolleyes:

You are actually right to, they are a nightmare..........

The 30th Annual St Patrick’s Day parade in Athboy, Co Meath, has been cancelled due to potholes along the route, organisers have said.


The parade was to have featured 50 floats and bands, but cannot go ahead because insurers said the route was not safe.


Parade committee secretary Aideen Andrews said the town was an absolute disgrace with potholes.


She said when organisers re-examined the route two weeks ago it had deteriorated further.


They contacted their insurers and were told not to go ahead.


http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2013/0221/1224330312068.html

shedweller

^^^^^^^
Well isn't that something!

miller50841

cisk wrote: »

The 30th Annual St Patrick’s Day parade in Athboy, Co Meath, has been cancelled due to potholes along the route, organisers have said.


The parade was to have featured 50 floats and bands, but cannot go ahead because insurers said the route was not safe.


Parade committee secretary Aideen Andrews said the town was an absolute disgrace with potholes.


She said when organisers re-examined the route two weeks ago it had deteriorated further.


They contacted their insurers and were told not to go ahead.


http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2013/0221/1224330312068.html

Oh well suppose the only thing that can be done is go to the pub and go out and fall into one of the holes they will be patched up so quick;)

Chris_Heilong

St Patrick's Day parade is cancelled in Athboy due to potholes RTE covered it also

http://www.rte.ie/news/player/2013/0220/3490356-st-patricks-day-parade-is-cancelled-in-athboy-over-potholes/

carzony

FR85 wrote: »

You are actually right to, they are a nightmare..........

I passed by them today, They have actually started to fix them :D

shedweller

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

St Patrick's Day parade is cancelled in Athboy due to potholes RTE covered it also

http://www.rte.ie/news/player/2013/0220/3490356-st-patricks-day-parade-is-cancelled-in-athboy-over-potholes/

I've never heard of this happening before. Thats a lot of hoo haa over something thats been here as long as roads have.
Anyone?

monkeypants

Dropped an email to the Department of Transport earlier this week regarding the state of the Kilshane road.

FR85

carzony wrote: »

I passed by them today, They have actually started to fix them :D

That they did and they also done the other ones I pictured further up in this thread............I say one more frost though and we'll be back at the start!!! :mad:

dgt

shedweller wrote: »

I've never heard of this happening before. Thats a lot of hoo haa over something thats been here as long as roads have.
Anyone?

The road through Athboy is extremely uneven and whilst there are fewer potholes than norm, wagons and floats might flop about everywhere, get stuck, injure someone etc. The various people marching through the streets might get hurt due to the condition of the road

A good decision not to hold it imo

shedweller

Ah no, i'm agreed on that. So the road has never been as bad then? Thats saying something isn't it! That the road is worse than it was in the 80's, 70's, etc.

monkeypants

Do they have a St. Patrick's parade in Kingscourt? Last time I was there, the entire main street was a pothole.

TheBody

monkeypants wrote: »

Do they have a St. Patrick's parade in Kingscourt? Last time I was there, the entire main street was a pothole.

They repaired the bit between the two round-abouts a few months back. It's still pretty bad at each end.

shedweller

We've loads of money. We're just giving it to the wrong people. As usual.