Potholes

Cyclist raises alarm over “dangerous” potholes on 2023 World Championships road race routes

Pictures from the Scottish roads to be used for the elite men and women's road races paint a concerning picture six months out from the showpiece event

Mon, Feb 13, 2023 10:50
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“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
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Is there a pothole crisis on Britain’s roads?

National Pothole Day sees renewed calls for action after multiple worrying incidents in recent weeks

Sun, Jan 15, 2023 09:46
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Pothole “so deep I can park my bike in it” branded a “danger to life” by cyclist

The “atrocious” pothole, flagged just a week after an 84-year-old cyclist died after his bike got stuck in a similar crack in the road, has since been fixed by Oxfordshire County Council

Wed, Jan 11, 2023 16:19
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Wife of “much loved” cyclist who died after wheel got stuck in nine-inch pothole says government must do more to repair “woefully inadequate” roads

84-year-old Harry Colledge, a lifelong member of Cleveleys Road Club, was thrown from his bike in the crash and later died in hospital

Sun, Jan 08, 2023 18:05
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Cyclist in his 80s died after wheel got stuck in cracked road

Police in Lancashire confirmed the man "suffered serious injuries" and died later in hospital after "the front wheel of the bike became lodged in a crack in the road surface, throwing him off"

Wed, Jan 04, 2023 16:56
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Coroner orders council to mend road defects after cyclist’s death

Assistant coroner’s Prevention of Future Deaths report says Jennifer Dyer’s death following pothole crash “was avoidable”

Sun, Sep 25, 2022 16:17
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Painted penises pop up round Edinburgh potholes

Graffiti appears on key route to city's Royal Infirmary, with one road.cc reader saying the current state of the road is "extremely dangerous" for cyclists

Wed, Jun 09, 2021 11:42
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Over a fifth of cyclists have been in an accident resulting from a pothole

One cyclist a week is killed or seriously injured as a result of road defects

Fri, Jan 15, 2021 14:32
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Penis paintings around potholes ‘less offensive than council failing to do repairs’

“Driving into Wivenhoe is now an obstacle course, at least this new graffiti marks out the potholes to avoid”

Fri, Sep 25, 2020 12:25
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