'Tar Snakes'

[Lucky_Lou]

I went to the trouble of reporting the offending potholes today even though im sure they've already been reported as the road edge is marked with white paint.The local council wouldn't put me through to the Highway department but gave me a "customer" reference number?? any bets on how long before its repaired.
Lou [smiley=thud.gif]  

[nhmaf]

Those potholes don't seem bad at all compared to many of the roads in my area - frightening as that sounds.   We've spent way too much of our money on stupid things lately and not enough on keeping up the regular infrastructure in this state/country.

[luxlogs]

When the rear tire wears the profile changes from a rounded toa flat profile and as a rounded profile absorbs the little difference in height when you cross the line diagonally better than a flat profile

That makes sense.

The rear tire was worn quite flat - not by me though it came with the bike.

New Motorcycle tires are cheap for the safety they provide. Get new tires along with that first fluid change.

The Mfg year is stamped on the tire. Check it out, your tires may be older than your first born. 5 years old, Not Good!

[Crossrodes]

I've never seen worse roads than what they have in Edmonton, Alberta.  A couple of years ago, after a rain storm, a man was crossing the street in a wheel chair and he went through a puddle in the road (105 St).  The puddle hid a pot hole and his wheel chair flipped over.  The man could not help himself and was drowning in the puddle.  A passerby saved his life by pulling him out of the puddle.

True story.

The city of Edmonton still has not fixed up that street as of last fall.