Rishi Sunak sets out how pothole funding from HS2 savings to be used
www.bbc.com
Councils say the money is a "significant boost" but call for longer term funding to repair roads.

It’s almost like car infrastructure has dogshit durability and longevity and is a massive money sink compared to more efficient transportation infrastructures!

  • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
    10·
    1 year ago

    I’ve heard a couple people claim they need an SUV because the roads are so bad. And I admit that driving on a bad road in a normal sized car is not fun. But maybe we’d have more money for fixing roads if we had fewer roads.

    • li10@feddit.ukEnglish
      15·
      1 year ago

      Roads are bad > get bigger car > makes roads worse

      If we follow this loop then everyone’s gonna be driving monster trucks…

    • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      i question whether it even feels better, since it’s a bigger heavier vehicle which means there’s even more weight to slam down onto the suspension…

      i’d go for as small and light of a vehicle as possible with the best suspension available, that should comparatively float over potholes

      • FireRetardant@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Smaller vehicles tend to have smaller tire diameters. This leta the vehicles sink deeper into the potholes compared to larger tires that are better able to bridge across it.

        Maybe if we built some kind of road with rails on it we could avoid the potholes…