I don't know about anyone else, but over the last two or three years i've noticed that the quality of Sheffield roads has gradually deteriorated. They're covered in potholes, road markings are badly faded and patches make the ride quality worse. Its bad enough in the car, but i've had a few too many close calls whilst i've been on my bike. Some roads are getting re-surfaced - like Manchester Road just after Broomhill, but sign posting during the work was appaulling. The absence of a 'RAMP' sign lead to me hitting a near invisible rut (at night). Surely experiencing such poor road surfaces every day can't be doing our cars any good.

Has anyone else experienced any other really poor quality roads?

Cheers.

P.S. I've included a poll too.

Where have you been all this time? sheffields roads have been in a shocking state for a lot longer than the last three years, I have been bumping , banging, jerking, jolting, over potholes in sheffields roads for longer Than I care to remember, it was the tory's cut's that started it all, no money for this and that, council spending restriction's, cut back's for fourteen long year's under thatcher, consequently, the state of our roads was put back fifty year's and they have been there ever since. Sheffield now has such a large budget, that I cannot see there being much improvement in the forseeable future, the council have to prioratise, the cost of the winter gardens, new peace gardens, massive building programme etc. :oops: :D :wink:
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ha ha things just don't change!!

I seem to be the only one but on the whole I don't have any problems with many of the roads in Sheffield, and my main mode of transport is a bike. I was actually suprised recently when I saw Sheldon Rd (just off Abbeydale Rd nr Sharrow) being resurfaced all the way to the top. Another example would be Brocco Bank, although that MUST be the world's longest detour?!?!?!?!? I concede that there are some bad roads, and they are usually really bad, but they, like me, are in the minority.

The roads are the worst I have seen in any major city. Full of patched over potholes and new ones regulary appear and take ages to get filled in. I have lost count of the number of times I have been thrown off course due to huge potholes in the road. This is in a car and driving sensibly.

Coming in to Sheffield from Chesterfield is a nightmare. After waiting in almost stationary traffic for half an hour on the A61 you are greeted on Greenhill Rd or Bocking Lane or whatever it is called by temporary traffic lights which means it takes an age to get down the hill, then at the bottom of Abbey Lane there are more road works, then on that steep, windy Hanging Water Road there are more road works (dangerous road without the darn road works)...not to mention all the gazillion traffic lights in between that ALWAYS turn red just as you approach them...then you have to contend with trying to turn in to your own darn drive due to inconsiderate parkers who a) just can not be bothered to use their own drive b) who visit pals but park right across your drive on the other side of the street c) actually park right across your drive!

Ask any motorcyclist. You just have to go over the border into derbyshire, the roads there are much much better than sheffield.

A good example at the moment is woodseats road, there are patches on patches on patches, It's like Bon Scotts jeans. And in between loads of seams have opened up it's horrible looking and dangerous. And what are Streetforce doing about it? they are a mile up the road narrowing the bottom of meadowhead so that traffic has half the lanes it used to on one of the most congested shopping roads in the city :loopy: :loopy: :loopy: :rant:
The pavement outside Woodseats library is now wider than the road, and the bus pull in has been removed, you could build a house on it it is so large.

I was on the New penistone road yesterday afternoon and there are large sections where the top of the surface of this relatively new road has worn off completely. The 70mph section of the parkway is bouncier than a mattress, and could easily cause someone to have a nasty accident. The tarmac on commercial street heading toward park square has a huge divot where the constant bus wheels have kneaded the hot tar away, it's like a bmx stunt jump!

Not being from Sheffers myselfm the state of the roads was the very 1st thing I noticed when I came up here. Absolutely disgusting. Apart from that Sheffield in general is pretty nice.

At the Rock Bar, we had a band from Guernsey who drove all the way up through the country. As soon as they hit the Parkway they were jolted so hard their passenger windown broke and fell down into the door. Only in Sheffield....!

Originally posted by muddycoffee

A good example at the moment is woodseats road, there are patches on patches on patches, It's like Bon Scotts jeans.

:hihi: That was seriously funny!

It's that bit round the station that gets me. Yes it's being worked on so it will be a bit rough but does it have to be so rough for so long? I was on the outside lane going towards Park Sq the other day and I thought the road surface was going to catapult my car into the oncoming traffic.

The other terrible bit is when you come off the M1 northbound onto the parkway. It's like hitting a farm track, but at speed.

The roads off the back of Ecclesall Rd near the Pomona had been so worn down a few years ago that the old cobbles had been exposed - that used to scare the pants off unwitting cyclists.

Originally posted by Classic Rock
At the Rock Bar, we had a band from Guernsey who drove all the way up through the country. As soon as they hit the Parkway they were jolted so hard their passenger windown broke and fell down into the door. Only in Sheffield....!
If it was "As soon as they hit the Parkway" they must have still been in Rotherham...

..."Only in Rotherham....!"

;)

My ex lives in Walkley, and the roads are awful - huge potholes and with cars parked either side of the narrow roads means you can't avoid them. I have very low profile tires on my car which means every time i hit a hole in the road i wince as the wheel rim bangs into it. I've ruined 1 tyre when the edge of a pothole took a slice out of it (£128 replacement cost), and the rims of my alloys have loads of small chips and scratches.

£160 a year road tax, petrol over £4 a gallon and the roads are appalling.

The mosborough road off the parkway is awful it's creating its own speedbumps. There is even a sign to warn you that it's bumpy. :wow:

Sigh !.....it's all part of Sheffield City Council's campaign against the motorist.

I was watching Street Force doing some patchwork out here recently. They didn't sweep any of the dust or loose stuff out of the area to be patched. They didn't apply hot tar to the substrate and they didn't use a roller, - just patted the new tarmac flat with the back of a shovel.

Some of these patches have already disappeared, probably stuck to the rear tyre on a farmer's tractor !! :rolleyes:

Originally posted by blademan
Another example would be Brocco Bank, although that MUST be the world's longest detour?!?!?!?!?

Unfortunately, Brocco Bank isn't being resurfaced; it's sewerage works. That means it's a Yorkshire Water contractor who will dig up the road, churn it about, then throw a surface down as fast as possible to cover the mess.

That's if they don't flood it first ...

And yes, it's added a whole mile to my journey to work!

About 5 years ago the council produced a report with an estimate of the cost to renovate all of the major roads in Sheffield to an 'acceptable modern standard'. This amounted to £440million. What is wrong with this picture? The annual budget for all Sheffield new road laying and road repairs was £40million that year. So assuming that none of the roads that were actually okay deteriorated, it would still take 11 years to get round to all of the current bad spots- and the average expected road surface life is about 10 years.

I think the council have answered exactly why the roads in Sheffield are so awful.

LOL that first stretch of the Parkway between the roundabout and the turn-off for Catcliffe is well bumpy!

Originally posted by medusa666
About 5 years ago the council produced a report with an estimate of the cost to renovate all of the major roads in Sheffield to an 'acceptable modern standard'. This amounted to £440million. What is wrong with this picture? The annual budget for all Sheffield new road laying and road repairs was £40million that year. So assuming that none of the roads that were actually okay deteriorated, it would still take 11 years to get round to all of the current bad spots- and the average expected road surface life is about 10 years.

I think the council have answered exactly why the roads in Sheffield are so awful.

so how come other councils are able to pay to maintain their roads?? Surely they are in the same boat with costs. Is Sheffield very poor or something?

Ecclesall road south needs sorting out along with South Road at walkley near the Commonside end.

Can anyone list the roads that have been recently resurfaced or are about to??

Granville square is in for some major changes.

http://sccplugins.sheffield.gov.uk/press/news/release.asp?akey=2988

Although looks like they are not doing anything about cars using the bus lane on granville road.:mad:

I've read or heard somewhere that - in addition to the figures which the council have produced saying how much it would cost to redo all the roads - the council has a made conscious decision not to invest to the levels required and instead invest in other activities, including notably(?) education services.

I don't even drive and I think the standard of roads in Sheffield is terrible! I have lived in a few other cities, and none have been anywhere near as bad as Sheffield. People I know from outside Sheffield who have ever driven in the city have always commented on how bad the roads are.

Close to me a couple of roads have recently been resurfaced (well, parts of them). Parts of East Bank Road, and parts of Gleadless Road. But I think this is one of the problems - only bits of these roads have been resurfaced - why exactly?!?

I don't know for certain, but I would imagine that they have been forced to start repairing the roads. Due to legislation or government watchdogs or something?

And they have probably started with the bits where there have been accidents, and the bits where there have been the most complaints.

The roads in Sheffield are a disgrace, someone has a lot to answer for over this neglect over the last few years.

At one time you could tell where the Sheffield boundaries ended and the neighbouring authorities began by the state of their roads.

It is now the other way round even the rural areas have better maintained roads.

It is no use quoting outlandish figures of how many millions are required to mend them.

Where has all the money gone in the past few years, it's definitely not been spent on the roads.

I wonder how much money has been wasted on experimental schemes such as 'Murphy's' Island' near the university.

That island changed shape and was remodelled every year for years.

I guess the next waste of money is Fargate where they are still experimenting with sculptures, seats, cobbles and paving.

I think it's about time someone looked at the real road priorities
in the city.

'Where in for another bumpy ride' is a byword everytime we venture out in the car.

Unhappy Motoring!

Moss Way near Crystal Peaks has recently been resurfaced from the roundabout by the tram tracks/police station/Peaks College down for about 200 yards. Why? The road is not that old and there were no noticeable potholes on it. The money spent could have gone towards the Mosborough Parkway junction with the Sheffield Parkway which, whatever direction you're driving in, is akin to off-roading in a 4x4.

Can anyone remember half the width of the road over the railway at Baslow Road,Totley being closed off, allegedly so that repairs could be carried out. Nothing was done for years, the road remained blocked off and there were allegations that a grant for the repairs had been spent elsewhere. Did the repairs to Baslow Road bridge ever get done or were the barriers quietly removed? O.P.

Be grateful you don't drive on Derbyshire's roads, they are bad too.

Roads in Sheffield are definately getting worse. On average the roads are ok, but you get certian ones with big potholes that are terrible.

Then one day they circle the holes with chalk. Which is really useful.

About a month later (if you're lucky) they actually get round to filling the circled holes in.

Pathetic. What do we pay road tax for again??!?

The Mosborough Link Road from Coisley Hill Roundabout to the Parkway is a disgrace. At the end nearest to the Parkway the road is corrugated due to settlement. It is like driving over an old fashioned rubbing board.

As for road works - the Yorkshire Water subcontractors have been going up and then down Sheffield Road in Woodhouse for quite a few weeks. First they started at the Co-op at the top of Stradbroke Road and went all the way down to the West End Junior School. Then they came back up again re-digging the trenches. Strangely, there haven't been any pipes evident for some while, only trenches being dug and refilled. All this puts traffic lights on the road and restricts traffic flow.

While the Council are proposing to build high rise buildings in the City Centre at a cost of £1 billion pounds the roads are getting worse. The Highways Agency should do repairs on the Mosborough Link Road and the Council should get the local roads fixed. For Gods sake we pay enough in road fund tax and fuel tax plus Council Tax to put some priority on this.

Maybe if instead of investing in traffic lights and pedestrian crossings, which this council seems to have an obsession with, they could invest our money in filling in some of the holes.

Our roads have more holes than a bar of Aero. Get rid of the pathetic, money wasting and irritating 'traffic calming measures' and put that money into giving us a road surface more akin to this supposedly modern city - not a reminder of the roads you'll find in Delhi.

Having said that, you'll find elephants sharing the roads with motorists in India. A bit like Sheffield, only our elephant runs the council.

Hic.

Whay I object to is all the money being spent on speed bumps and "traffic calming" (read motorist enraging) measures.

What are all the weird multicoloured road markings for too - does a bus lane need to be specially surfaced in green when there are basic repairs to be made?

Alastair

This topic has been played to death. Dont anyone look at the past threads, including mods.

Close it down

Originally posted by BoppinBruce
This topic has been played to death. Dont anyone look at the past threads, including mods.

Close it down

On the contrary Mr Boppin.

Our elected councillors, there to represent us, the taxpayer, need constantly reminding that the sheer lack of investment in our roads will not wash.

They can find money for green bus-lanes, which the motorist, despite paying more taxes than anyone else, is prohbited from using. They find money for speed humps, chicanes and other measures like building out bus lay-bys so the bus now stops in the middle of the road. They find money for yet more traffic lights, programmed to ensure the motorist sits in traffic even when there is nothing coming from the other road.

Let's keep this topic at the forefront of our and moreover, their minds. Why should we damage our cars driving on third world roads. I pay £1,270 in council tax. I note it cost me £48 to fill may car up. That's a lot of tax. I have a right to expect that ROAD TAX is invested in just that, the roads.

That means smooth surfaces, not speed humps, rumble strips and yet more traffic lights placed to suit the pedestrian.

All I can respond Mr Ouse is that when I broached the problem it was closed by mods, so why not this time?

Originally posted by BoppinBruce
All I can respond Mr Ouse is that when I broached the problem it was closed by mods, so why not this time?


Maybe Jan Wilson was sitting in as mod that day?!

'Mr Boppin is having another go at the quality of our road surfaces - PULL THE THREAD'.

Wham, bam and thank you, mam.

Maybe she was, let the thread continue...........

Originally posted by Hels
LOL that first stretch of the Parkway between the roundabout and the turn-off for Catcliffe is well bumpy! You mean between the Handsworth entrance and the Ring Road exit going into town ? A reit bumpy ride ! Just you wait till they implement a temporary 30mph limitCan anyone remember half the width of the road over the railway at Baslow Road,Totley being closed off, allegedly so that repairs could be carried out. Nothing was done for years, the road remained blocked off and there were allegations that a grant for the repairs had been spent elsewhere. Did the repairs to Baslow Road bridge ever get done or were the barriers quietly removed? O.P.You remember the 'temporary roadworks' sign ? The answer to the fragile state of the bridge wasn't to reinforce the bridge, but to narrow the road down to one lane either way... and the speed limit is still 30mph !What are all the weird multicoloured road markings for too - does a bus lane need to be specially surfaced in green when there are basic repairs to be made?Doesn't really matter what colour they are, as long as you do drive in them between 0830 & 1630 and 1830 & 0700 when you're supposed to ;)

Why not have a poll on the worst road and we can then publish it & send to the council?

My vote....Nether Lane from near M1 35 from Chapeltown towards Ecclesfield. One half they recently completely resurfaced quite nicely, but the other half reminds me of some dodgy Afghanistan road, bordering on the dangerous IMHO due to the extremely uneven & potholed surface....

Originally posted by cczmark
Why not have a poll on the worst road and we can then publish it & send to the council?



Simple and honest answer: 90% of Sheffield's roads...

Yo're right that the quality of roads is shocking. Maybe its because someone is always digging them up! I don't mean official people like Gas board. Some of the roads in Shiregreen seem to get filled in. Following week new holes have appeared. I'm sure pixies comeout during the night with their little pickaxe.

Went down Colley Road today, they have put chippings down,
they are now peeling up in two foot squares,
they did'nt even level the bumps out first, don't they have a clerk of works to check the work out nowadays.

Or is it ( do you want your road doing sir, we've a bit of tarmac left over from the old lady's drive down the way)

Just seen this in the Star a web site to give your opinion on Sheffield Roads
http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/schemes-projects then on the left hand side click on the driving me crazy.until July 13th :rolleyes:

:D The Patchwork Quilt ( Long Line Ringinglow/Dore ) is the worst ( BBC say so :thumbsup:) however 3 years to wait before we get the money :suspect:

One thing Ive noticed is that it is not only the roads that are wearing out but the concrete on the tramtracks, do Stagecoach not have a budget for repair if so please look at City Road full of holes everywhere :gag:

The roads are the worst I have seen in any major city. Full of patched over potholes and new ones regulary appear and take ages to get filled in. I have lost count of the number of times I have been thrown off course due to huge potholes in the road. This is in a car and driving sensibly.

True i second that,Every year for the M.O.T the car needs new bushes,balljoints,track rod ends or shockers.I've travelled the country far and wide and sheffield has some of the worst roads by far:mad:

:D The Patchwork Quilt ( Long Line Ringinglow/Dore ) is the worst ( BBC say so :thumbsup:) however 3 years to wait before we get the money :suspect:



Yes, you'd get a smoother ride travelling down the old Mam Tor road.:hihi:

It's a disgrace, an utter disgrace. But it's in a 'posh' area isn't it, so no chance of getting it repaired then.

There are no pot holes on our street - it's as smooth as a babies bottom - it's never been re-surface since it was laid 40 years ago though and it's like an ice-rink in winter!

Sheffield roads are awful. The standard of the patching and re-surfacing works has been equally as bad, which has only worsened matters. Where improvements have been made (the ring road by Europa and the Mcdonalds/Norfolk Park junction) the quality of work has been poor and taken an obscene amount of time to complete.

Hopefully the new EU grant will lead to a vast improvement, although if SCC continue in the same vain I doubt it

:rant: I live in the countryside just outside of Sheffield, the roads out here are bad with loads of pot holes caused by tractors and other heavy farming vehicles and there are still roads closed after the floods.

That said when I drive into the city the roads are the same, this is not the case with Leeds, Manchester, London or even Halifax all of which have much better roads.

Also I have also driven in Spain, there in the space of 3 weeks they had built a new road that was less than 1 mile long, yet here it takes that just to fill a hand full of pot holes on one road! and they even make a bad job of that!

I was happy to hear about this money for the road upgrade but with the quality of work done so far I doubt it will make a real difference.:rant:

Right thats my rant over thanks! :thumbsup:

Am i the only one that thinks the councils claim to have received enough money to resurface every road in Sheffield is too good to be true? I would lay a bet that in 10 years time a few road laying company / highway consultancy / engineering firm owners together with a few council officials will be rich beyond their wildest dreams & there will be little noticable improvement in the roads.

Hopefully the new EU grant will lead to a vast improvement, although if SCC continue in the same vain I doubt itI take it you mean the Highways PFI?

Am i the only one that thinks the councils claim to have received enough money to resurface every road in Sheffield is too good to be true? I would lay a bet that in 10 years time a few road laying company / highway consultancy / engineering firm owners together with a few council officials will be rich beyond their wildest dreams & there will be little noticable improvement in the roads.
You may well be right about there being insufficient monies to resurface every road. I believe the Council initially felt they needed around £2b to address the highway network. Is £600+m now enough?

Much of the PFI money will be spent during the core investment period (the first 5 years or so of the PFI)

Obviously the appointed contractor will make money of of the deal, otherwise they wouldn't bother tendering for it. Not sure how SCC officials will become rich out of it though.

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Could it be that they actually spend money on THE ROADS.

My experience is that this council only concentrate on the roads serving Council Estates. Like Arborthorne, Wisewood, and Parson Cross.
Recently they have been on Stannington Road, and I was absolutely gob smacked to see EIGHT vehicles, with 16+ men standing around..... two of them down a hole. God only knows what they were doing, but it wasn't quickly.
For the past 40 years Loxley road has been in a state of disrepair.. I had my tyre flattened and cracked my suspension by inadvertantly driving into a pothole in the dark on my way to work, which I complained loudly about and said I would make a claim. That evening on returning home, the hole had been filled before I managed to get a photograph? Guess what... it's there again only three years later.
Has anyone seen Hallowmoor Road and surrounding streets on the Council Estate? There was absolutely NOTHING wrong with these before, and literally thousands have been thrown away in dressing it up like a dogs dinner. The Council couldn't even be bothered to take care of the trees that were there before, what are they going to do with this lot? And what are all the red boxes about...with 'no priority'.... accidents waiting to happen, imo.
Despite parking being designated, there are still the MORONS who want to park on the grass!
I give up! We are living among people who have not progressed any further from the neanderthals.

And here is the reason...
Work begins today on a £2 BILLION project to improve roads, pavements, bridges and street lights in Sheffield.
Teams will be working across the city to repair potholes and unblock gullies. From the start of September work will begin on bringing the roads and pavements up to standard.

This is a great day for the residents of Sheffield and the City Council. The start of Streets Ahead works in Sheffield is one that so many people have been waiting for. We have known for many years that the state of our roads has been the number one issue with residents and businesses. Today seeing the new Streets Ahead service roll out will be a proud day for all residents and businesses across the city. This major piece of work will contribute to the wider regeneration of our city and is a major investment in Sheffield's future.
– Julie Dore, Leader of Sheffield City Council

We know that there is a lot to do and we will need to work with the community and businesses if we are to be successful in improving the standard of the roads and pavements. We will be ensuring that we keep residents and businesses informed of works and try to minimise disruption as much as possible. However, there will inevitably be some inconvenience and we apologise for that in advance, we hope Sheffielders will understand and support this work which will see much needed improvement works carried out.
– Councillor Jack Scott, Sheffield City Council's Cabinet Member for Environment, Recycling and Streetscene

Now we know who is responsible, and need to hold them accountable for their waste. :rant:

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[QUOTE=richardh;3730107]Just seen this in the Star a web site to give your opinion on Sheffield Roads
http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/schemes-projects then on the left hand side click on the driving me crazy.until July 13th :rolleyes:

Hi Richard,
This link couldn't be opened?:confused:

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Am i the only one that thinks the councils claim to have received enough money to resurface every road in Sheffield is too good to be true? I would lay a bet that in 10 years time a few road laying company / highway consultancy / engineering firm owners together with a few council officials will be rich beyond their wildest dreams & there will be little noticable improvement in the roads.

Hi Theripsaw,
You have it in one my freind.....

[QUOTE=the_rudeboy;3736564]I take it you mean the Highways PFI?

Been a few years!

And no, I didn't mean the PFI. I wasn't aware of it at the time. I was referring to the EU money being used for the inner relief road (what a nightmare that is) and the A61 Penistone Rd

PFI should be the answer to all our dreams. ButI'm still yet to see any re-surfacing take place near me. Still the same old useless pot hole filling

Has anyone tried to report a pothole (or other road damage) on the Sheffield.gov website? I tried doing it a few days ago, but don’t think I could get it to work. Firstly, you need to identify the position in terms of road and house number. However, what should you do if the road has no houses, eg Hagg Hill? (It would be more user-friendly if you could just click on a map where the problem is). Secondly, when I did input a road and number on some other roads, nothing seemed to happen. I didn’t get any sort of acknowledgement, which I would expect. As a result, I assumed my report was never delivered into the system. Can anyone tell me what you expect to see when you report a problem, so I know what to look for in future. Thanks.

I’ve not used the system before, so don’t know what I should see.

I’ve used similar systems to report leaks to Yorkshire Water which have worked easily (and appeared to be responded to very quickly, although that could be a coincidence).

Maybe if instead of investing in traffic lights and pedestrian crossings, which this council seems to have an obsession with, they could invest our money in filling in some of the holes.

Our roads have more holes than a bar of Aero. Get rid of the pathetic, money wasting and irritating 'traffic calming measures' and put that money into giving us a road surface more akin to this supposedly modern city - not a reminder of the roads you'll find in Delhi.

Having said that, you'll find elephants sharing the roads with motorists in India. A bit like Sheffield, only our elephant runs the council.

Hic.

Hi Ousetunes,
I totally agree, and you made me laugh. Thank you.

I don't know about anyone else, but over the last two or three years i've noticed that the quality of Sheffield roads has gradually deteriorated. They're covered in potholes, road markings are badly faded and patches make the ride quality worse. Its bad enough in the car, but i've had a few too many close calls whilst i've been on my bike. Some roads are getting re-surfaced - like Manchester Road just after Broomhill, but sign posting during the work was appaulling. The absence of a 'RAMP' sign lead to me hitting a near invisible rut (at night). Surely experiencing such poor road surfaces every day can't be doing our cars any good.

Has anyone else experienced any other really poor quality roads?

Cheers.

P.S. I've included a poll too.

I would suggest that it is a national problem . North Yorkshire which has the greatest mileage of roads in the country is beyond comparison .

Deerlands Ave. What a disgraceful stretch of road that is, from the new asda to joblot. it must be the worst road in Sheffield bar none. I dont agree that North Yorks roads are bad tho, as the rat run between Otley and Harrogate is the smoothest road ive ever driven on, and ive never seen one single set of roadworks on it for years and years. Its just the crap that Sheffield council allow the groundworkers to put down, in small bits at a time.

I would suggest that it is a national problem . North Yorkshire which has the greatest mileage of roads in the country is beyond comparison .

I'm pretty certain it's a national problem.

Some North Yorkshire pothole stories;

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10259733.Councils_sitting_on_a__ticking_time_bomb_ _of_patched_up_potholes/?ref=rss - I do love the picture...

http://www.northyorkshirenews.com/news/business/pothole-pay-outs-tip-of-the-iceberg-1-5448083

http://m.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10248827.County_faces___220m_pothole_bill/

http://www.potholes.co.uk/stories/view/2371/North_Yorkshire_on_B1248_Malton_to_Hull/type:Pothole_damage

I'm pretty certain it's a national problem.

Some North Yorkshire pothole stories;

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10259733.Councils_sitting_on_a__ticking_time_bomb_ _of_patched_up_potholes/?ref=rss - I do love the picture...

http://www.northyorkshirenews.com/news/business/pothole-pay-outs-tip-of-the-iceberg-1-5448083

http://m.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10248827.County_faces___220m_pothole_bill/

http://www.potholes.co.uk/stories/view/2371/North_Yorkshire_on_B1248_Malton_to_Hull/type:Pothole_damage
Please , do look at these threads . Not just to sit back in amazement with an expression of "Bloody Hell " . But to ask the question " Where is our money going " My motor insurance doesn't pay for the damage these things cause .

The best roads that ive driven on lately was cornwall,no bump steer,suspension bottoming out and shopping thrown all over the boot.My car was almost purring in delight.:)

Deerlands Ave. What a disgraceful stretch of road that is, from the new asda to joblot. it must be the worst road in Sheffield bar none. I dont agree that North Yorks roads are bad tho, as the rat run between Otley and Harrogate is the smoothest road ive ever driven on, and ive never seen one single set of roadworks on it for years and years. Its just the crap that Sheffield council allow the groundworkers to put down, in small bits at a time.

Have you been up Dyke Vale Road? it is like a patchwork quilt, if they had used different colours of tarmac it would have looked very eyecatching