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Sportive forced to relocate due to “dangerous” roads which have led to cyclist injuries… but council classifies the roads as “low-risk”

The organiser asked the Aberdeenshire Council if he could fix the roads himself, but was told that that’d be against the law

Sat, Dec 23, 2023 18:03

Crack on Island Lane, Winmarleigh (Lancashire Coroner)

“Britain’s pothole crisis costs cyclists’ lives”: Campaigners say new funding to fix road defects – which the government claims will alleviate “misery” for motorists – “must not ignore” people on bikes

Cycling UK has called for road maintenance guidance to be updated to make sure potholes which kill or seriously injure cyclists are fixed

Fri, Nov 17, 2023 18:41

“Car-centric” council missed massive pothole that killed 84-year-old cyclist because “primary focus” was to identify “dangers to cars”, not bikes

The local authority is also accused of “defying logic” by claiming that the crack – visible on Google Maps since 2009 – must have closed “on its own” prior to an inspection months before Harry Colledge’s death

Sat, Oct 14, 2023 17:26

Warning signs could have saved cyclist’s life who hit pothole and died in her daughter’s arms, hears inquest

The council’s highways authority had already been made aware of the “badly degraded” stretch of road where the “experienced” cyclist fell and was fatally injured

Wed, Jul 12, 2023 13:50

“What if a cyclist hits this?”: Councillor raises alarm over enormous pothole big enough to stand waist-deep in

"There are potholes, then there are potmonsters... my feet weren't even touching the bottom!"

Mon, Jun 19, 2023 14:35

Whipton Village Road, for illustrative purposes (Google Maps)

“Thought I’d sort it out before a cyclist went through it!”: Public-spirited local fills in pothole… council arrives an hour later to fix it

Devon County Council said it "cannot condone" DIY road repairs, confirming the concrete was dug out and the 20cm-deep hole repaired

Wed, May 24, 2023 11:21

Perrymount Road in Haywards Heath, West Sussex

75-year-old cyclist suffers broken pelvis and collarbone in yet another pothole-induced accident

“I’m really fed up with the council for not looking after the roads,” said the West Sussex cyclist after she had to be rushed to the hospital

Sat, May 06, 2023 15:58

“They didn’t think I would make it”: 80-year-old cyclist wins compensation after horrific pothole crash

Jocky Johnstone hit the ground face first because of the pothole that South Lanarkshire District Council had failed to repair properly despite numerous complaints

Sat, Feb 18, 2023 11:52

Pothole graffiti (supplied by road.cc reader)

“Same question every winter”: Cyclists slam “disgraceful” state of Britain’s pothole-covered roads

We asked and you told us all about the worrying state of the roads where you ride

Mon, Jan 16, 2023 11:36

Cyclist smashes teeth in pothole crash, demands council action on dangerous roads

"The next thing I knew I was on the road spitting my teeth out and wondering where the blood was coming from"

Sat, Oct 22, 2022 11:31