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“For cyclists, potholes are far more than an annoyance”: British Cycling welcomes government’s new pothole traffic light ratings showing which counties “are fixing potholes effectively”

Government says new ratings follow "record" £7.3 billion funding for pothole repairs announced at most recent Budget

Cyclist Alexia Hall in hospital after crashing following a close pass by a driver in Tunbridge Wells

“Most drivers don’t know the rules”: Cyclist left with broken jaw as close passing motorist forces her into pothole before fleeing scene

“Cars go very fast and pass too close. People see someone on a bike and get annoyed. I’ve been shouted at many times just for cycling on the road. It’s terrifying”

“A stark postcode lottery”: Cycling lawyers demand action on pothole “crisis” putting cyclists in danger

Alarm raised over "huge disparities" in how potholes are reported, responded to, and repaired, with one council recording a 6,642% increase in pothole reports between 2022 and 2024

Castle Road, Clevedon (inset: Andy Bevan)

Cyclist who “cheated death” after hitting pothole sues council that was aware of “invisible crack” for six weeks

“It really was the stuff of nightmares,” the cyclist, who suffered serious injuries, said, adding that the “minimum” the council could have done is put up warning signs

Pothole Land signs, Wrexham (John Williams, Facebook)

Welsh government could cut cycle lane funding to fix roads, as councillor calls for active travel budget to be diverted in area dubbed ‘Pothole Land’

A recent audit showed that almost half of Wrexham’s active travel routes were deemed “critical failures”, but Wales’ transport secretary has told councillors that funding could be reinvested in pothole repairs

Beryl bikes and cars blocking pavement (Ross Hodder)

“But parked cars are perfectly acceptable”: Cyclists slam “irony” of drivers claiming hire bikes “blight our pavements”; Council claims pothole-laden road “does not require immediate attention”; “Scandalous” Tour Down Under sprint + more on the live blog

It’s Wednesday and Ryan Mallon’s back with more cycling news, views, and the occasional rambling anecdote on the midweek live blog

Remember when you knew where the potholes were? Nowadays, cycling on British roads is a constant, crater-ridden skirmish

VecchioJo looks back fondly on the times when potholes were things to be avoided, rather than taking up the majority of the tarmac on his regular stomping ground

Pothole on Sugar Loaf Lane, Staffordshire (Google Maps)

Cyclist to sue council after suffering life-changing injuries from hitting a pothole — which is still not fixed after 15 months

“It’s really not right that the pothole is still there, it’s dreadful. I think it’s about time this was sorted…”

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

“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