fatblokish
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No, not me, but the local council.
On the fillthathole website, I see under the notes section for my local council (BANES), that a definition of a pothole has been described thus:
"A pothole is a sharp edged depression in the carriageway greater than 40mm deep. The severity of a pothole is determined by the risk it poses to road users. This is difficult to judge since all potholes present some risk."
Is this a cynical attempt to limit the number of potholes reported? I sampled a few other councils and none shared this definition. To my mind a pothole is a defect which could reasonably be anticipated to cause injury, irrespective of its depth.
Further, it could in some circumstances be counter productive by BANES to try to limit the number of potholes reported as small potholes grow into big ones, with repair costs increasing with the size of the hole.
then again...
On the fillthathole website, I see under the notes section for my local council (BANES), that a definition of a pothole has been described thus:
"A pothole is a sharp edged depression in the carriageway greater than 40mm deep. The severity of a pothole is determined by the risk it poses to road users. This is difficult to judge since all potholes present some risk."
Is this a cynical attempt to limit the number of potholes reported? I sampled a few other councils and none shared this definition. To my mind a pothole is a defect which could reasonably be anticipated to cause injury, irrespective of its depth.
Further, it could in some circumstances be counter productive by BANES to try to limit the number of potholes reported as small potholes grow into big ones, with repair costs increasing with the size of the hole.
then again...
