Council must get to grips with potholes
MOTORISTS pay road tax – so we can reasonably expect a decent surface, free of potholes.
But some of our region's roads are an utter disgrace and, frankly, death traps waiting to happen.
Of course, everyone understands budgets are being squeezed, but people's safety has to be paramount.
Today, we feature the case of Morgan Goodhand who fell into a pothole in east Hull.
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She broke her left leg and may be off school for months.
It does not take a RoSPA official to imagine what may have happened had she been travelling, at speed, on the scooter she happened to be pushing.
Each winter, the problem of potholes seems to surface.
And there are few topics more likely to rile the hard-pressed motorist, forced to shell out for tyres and repairs to suspension systems, than potholes.
It is high time the council got to grips with the issue.
Surely it will not have to take a death for decisive action to be taken.
One can only hope those in the corridors of power at the Guildhall take heed of the warning issued by Morgan's mother.
3 Comments
by Wazzamatter
Thursday, March 07 2013, 2:42PM
“Putting a claim in to the council is hardly likely to work. Under current law, the council (or local highways department), are not responsible for damage or injury caused by any pothole that they didn't know existed. To successfully claim, you would need to prove that the council knew it was there. They don't have to prove they didn't :-/”
by hullboi81
Thursday, March 07 2013, 10:53AM
“CLAIM AGAINST THE COUNCIL !! - They have a department dealing with this:
CLAIM AGAINST INJURIES CAUSED BY BAD HIGHWAYS / PATHS
Also if Pot Holes damage your car i'm sure you can claim against the council for that too!....
that will make them sit up and fix them.. surely that's what our council tax is for!”
by b00001
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 6:21PM
“Next time my car is up for renewal I might look at an off road 4x4 vehicle as this is the most appropriate means of transport for my commuter run from a local village into Hull all on main Roads.”