Roads

[SmithD]

This is the biggest hole in the road I've seen? Does it count?

What do I win John or are family excluded from this, unki?

[Beachcomber]

That's a big one. Where was it?

[SmithD]

Its just between Stewarton and Southend, but it's filled in now!

[jdcarra]

Judging by the picture they look nice "Legal" tyres......

Well Tubby, not spanking new, slight scuffing on the outside tread and over the 1.6mm minimum tread depth over the rest. What do you expect with the state of the roads .

Again, the statistics from garages/tyre depots on repairs to vehicles melts down to all this.


Three months on and not getting any better. GR:849801. Quite surprised no one else has came a cropper here.

[Beachcomber]

That's dreadful, JD. It'd be nice to think someone from the Courier was preparing a piece on the state of the local roads for publication but...

[Pete Reek]

The dead giveaway that it's not the Council at fault this time JD is the Cats Eyes in the pic. Trunk Roads are responsible.
Maybe instead of the fancy grid references, a wee normal description of where it is wouldn't be quite as "misleading"
Mind you, I suppose saying "close to the hydro sub station before Inverneil" doesn't have quite the same sort of ring to it as GR:849801

[oorly gourlay]

I came round the Glen Ralloch road, the Tarbert By-pass, on Friday and the road surface there must now be the worst in the county bar none. Despite that, I still managed to get ahead of the hoose on wheels that was ahead of me at Stonefield.

I also found that the road surface in Oban is actually worse than ours even though the towrist season is almost upon them leading to a great deal of wailing and gnashing of teeth and a feature on Radio Scotland that prompted a "road narrows" sign at the Columba Hotel

oorly

[The modfather]

some of the worst pot holes in the town

or maybe worse, the ones across from the bus stance on the swimming pool side

the car stereo went off when i hit one the other night

[chebone]

hi johnie,
alex and kit here.juust been reading your bit about the roads .we had the same thing happen to us. we burst two tyres in a pot hole at whistlefield. we ended up taking the council to the small claims court but it took a year before they settled uot of court hope this helps

[Sweltered]

Having driven along the Kintyre roads for the last 2 days, I can safely say that the roads are not designed for a car with low profile tyres.

[John S]

This is the duel carrageway at the roundabout, the pen in the hole is 6 inches long (150mm)

[John S]

Dalsmirren roadend, East Trodigal & Nr Christlach

[John S]

This is the biggest hole in the road I've seen? Does it count?

What do I win John or are family excluded from this, unki?

A car wash token to the two lucky winners, and no, a Binney hole don't count, any others welcome SmithD.

[jdcarra]

The dead giveaway that it's not the Council at fault this time JD is the Cats Eyes in the pic. Trunk Roads are responsible.
Maybe instead of the fancy grid references, a wee normal description of where it is wouldn't be quite as "misleading"
Mind you, I suppose saying "close to the hydro sub station before Inverneil" doesn't have quite the same sort of ring to it as GR:849801

I Pete

Only mentioned Argyll in general knowing that the trunk road starts at Kennacraig. Did mention in my initial posting of area near Inverneil, grid ref was only added as a accurate position as suggested by JohnS, who by the way forgot to rotate his pics . Back to the local roads and the one I use daily, B842 of which tomorrow I shall photograph some of the bad bits and post.

[witchnettle]

oh god, i'm heading up this road today does this mean i have to watch out for - not only the potholes, but a crazy man with a a white van and a camera lying in the middle of the road with a ruler and a map!!!!!!!!!!
only joking jd "go on yourself" if i see you at it (photoing the pot-holes) i'll be sure to give you a wee toot.
xxxxx