New AA data showed pothole-related incidents in Scotland rose by almost 8% year-on-year, with more than 5,000 incidents in a single month.
Why are road users increasingly accepting damaged roads as normal?
The AA’s proposed solution, a five-year warranty on pothole repairs, gained strong support, while Sarah highlighted the growing safety risks for cyclists and motorcyclists navigating deteriorating roads.
The EV Café takeaway
Bad infrastructure isn’t just annoying, it affects safety, confidence and the wider transport experience.
“Over 5,000 people’s vehicles have been damaged in a month in Scotland, and we accept this as just part of life.” John Curtis
“Potholes have been a blight on our roads for certainly pre-Covid. That has got to stop.” John Curtis
“As a cyclist and a motorcyclist, I am so tired of two-ton vehicle drivers behind me not anticipating that I may have to move around said pothole.” Sarah Sloman
“It always feels like a sticky plaster. They just come back.” Sam Clark